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Lives of Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus)Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men

Antonius the monk.

Lives of Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus) · Saint Jerome

Chapter LXXXVIII.

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Anthony the monk, whose life Athanasius bishop of Alexandria wrote a long work upon, sent seven letters in Coptic to various monasteries, letters truly apostolic in idea and language, and which have been translated into Greek. The chief of these is To the Arsenoites. He flourished during the reign of Constantinus and his sons.

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