Saint Anthony the Roman
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- Memorial
- 3 August
- Profile
- Raised in a pious family during the time of the Great Schism; Anthony's loyalties lay with the Orthodox Church.
He gave away his goods, and became a hermit monk.
Lived on a rock surrounded by the sea for fourteen months.
The rock then broke loose and floated across the waters to Novgorod in Rus.
Archbishop Nikita welcomed Anthony as a holy man, and helped him build a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Anthony attracted students, a monastery grew up around the church, and Anthony served as its abbot.
Miracle worker.
- Born
- 1086 in Rome, Italy
- Died
- 1148 in Novgorod, Russia of natural causes
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