Anthony the Great
Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
Episodes
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#5640: When Going to the Gym Meant Saving Your SoulThe word "asceticism" started as Greek for athletic training. How did it end up on top of a pillar — and why does Judaism push back? -
#5588: Anchorites: Dead to the World, at the Center of ItSealed into a church wall, declared dead to the world — and then consulted by kings. The strange, true story of the anchorite. -
#5585: The Lighthouse Keeper and the Serbian CabinA YouTube video from rural Serbia broke one listener's whole model of what a hermit is. Turns out the anchorite image is a thousand years out of date.