38 – The First Monk of the World
We introduce Christian monasticism into our narrative, by looking at the so-called first monk, Antony of Egypt…
Greek Icon of Antony
Coptic Icon of Antony
The Temptation of Saint Antony – Schongauer
The Temptation of St. Antony – Michelangelo
Map of Monastic Egypt from The Lives of the Desert Fathers – Ward and Russell
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