Intimacy with God made Saint Anthony as tenderhearted as the Master he served. Consequently, his influence extended beyond his lifetime, and the Universal Church still reveres him as one of the great saints. His life was written by Saint Athanasius while he was in Rome, and it was very influential in spreading the ideas of monasticism throughout the Christian world. Today, a monastery bearing the name of Saint Anthony stands in the eastern desert. The cave, in which the saint spent most of his life, is located beside it.
Many monks live there, and many people from all walks of life visit it every day.
May the prayers and supplications of this great Saint Anthony, the Father of the Monks, be with us.