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St. Anthony of Egypt

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The Story of St. Anthony

St. Anthony was born in Egypt around 251 AD and he dies in 356 ADs at the ripe old age of 105. He lost both of his parents by the time he was somewhere between 18-ish and was just left with a sister. And so there's really a model of our Lord withdrawing into the desert to face face the devil on his own territory is a really fun line from St. Anthony, where the devil complains about Anthony coming into his territory.

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