This Saint Anthony the Great prayer card commemorates the holy Abba of the Desert (c. 251–356), honored as the Father of Monasticism across all Orthodox Churches. His life of prayer, fasting, and solitude in the Egyptian desert shaped the foundations of Christian monasticism and continues to inspire Orthodox faithful today.
Saint Anthony is venerated throughout the Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox Church, and other Eastern Orthodox traditions. Wherever he is remembered, he is cherished as a model of ascetic struggle, detachment from the world, and unshakable devotion to Christ.
Traditions: Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, and all Eastern Orthodox Churches
Feast Days: January 17 (Julian calendar, Byzantine usage) / January 30 (Coptic Orthodox calendar)
Titles: Abba Anthony, Father of Monasticism, Desert Father, Teacher of Holiness
This prayer card is ideal for Orthodox Christians of every tradition—whether Greek Orthodox seeking a devotional holy card, Russian Orthodox faithful honoring a beloved saint, Antiochian Orthodox celebrating the Desert Fathers, Coptic Orthodox venerating their great monastic founder, or Serbian and Romanian Orthodox believers looking for traditional icons of Saint Anthony.
Bring the wisdom of the Desert Fathers into your daily life or share this card as a meaningful spiritual gift across the Orthodox world.
This Saint Anthony the Great prayer card commemorates the holy Abba of the Desert (c. 251–356), honored as the Father of Monasticism across all Orthodox Churches. His life of prayer, fasting, and solitude in the Egyptian desert shaped the foundations of Christian monasticism and continues to inspire Orthodox faithful today.
Saint Anthony is venerated throughout the Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox Church, and other Eastern Orthodox traditions. Wherever he is remembered, he is cherished as a model of ascetic struggle, detachment from the world, and unshakable devotion to Christ.
Traditions: Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Antiochian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, and all Eastern Orthodox Churches
Feast Days: January 17 (Julian calendar, Byzantine usage) / January 30 (Coptic Orthodox calendar)
Titles: Abba Anthony, Father of Monasticism, Desert Father, Teacher of Holiness
This prayer card is ideal for Orthodox Christians of every tradition—whether Greek Orthodox seeking a devotional holy card, Russian Orthodox faithful honoring a beloved saint, Antiochian Orthodox celebrating the Desert Fathers, Coptic Orthodox venerating their great monastic founder, or Serbian and Romanian Orthodox believers looking for traditional icons of Saint Anthony.
Bring the wisdom of the Desert Fathers into your daily life or share this card as a meaningful spiritual gift across the Orthodox world.
