Saint Anthony Cave: Morphology, genesis, and age of one of the oldest religious shrines, Southern Galala Plateau, Eastern Desert, Egypt
Journal: Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
Year: 2022

Saint Anthony Cave is an important cultural, religious, and historic site; it was home of Saint Anthony, one of the earliest Christian monks (ca. 251–356 AD). The cave is located in a tectonically-complex karst area developed in partially dolomitic, sandy limestones of latest Paleocene age. Saint Anthony Cave had been described as a phreatic cave in previous research, but the cave lacked a detailed map and its speleogenesis was unclear. New data show the cave is a multi-phased uplifted cave form