Anthony the Great

St. Anthony was one of the best-known Desert Fathers, who lived in the fourth century (see also St. Onuphrius). Anthony belonged to the Coptic community of Egypt and lived for many years as a hermit. Nevertheless, he had acolytes who shared his ideas about the life of asceticism with the world. It is said that he lived to be 105, a remarkably old age for that time.

In art, he is often depicted in scenes in which the devil tries to tempt him.