Saint Anthony of Lerins
- Also known as
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Antony of Lerins
Anthony the Hermit
- Memorial
- 28 December
- Profile
- Anthony's father died when the boy was eight years old, and he was raised for several years by Saint Severinus.
Severinus, however, died when the boy was in his early teens, and Antony moved in with his uncle, Bishop Constantius of Lorsch, Bavaria.
When he was of age, he became a monk.
Hermit in the area of Lake Como, Italy.
He and some other solitaries gained such a reputation for sanctity that they attracted would-be students.
Anthony, wanting to live the life of a hermit, moved on to Lerins, France where he lived his last two years.
- Born
- c.468 at Valeria, Lower Pannonia (in modern Hungary)
- Died
- c.520 at Lerins, Provence, France of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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