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Creation Date
1828
Description
Reliquary containing a relic of Saint Anthony the Great. The document certifying the authenticity of this relic can be downloaded below as a PDF file. Saint Anthony was a leader of the Desert Fathers in Egypt in the third century AD, and he was one of the first known ascetics to move into the wilderness.
Permission Statement
U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital resource. Commercial use or distribution of the resource is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Please contact Roesch Library at the University of Dayton to inquire concerning available permission to use the digital image.
Keywords
relics, Reliquaries, Saints, Saint Anthony of Egypt (approximately 250-355 or 6)