| Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
| Anthony | |
| Birth Date: | 266 AD |
| Death Date: | 302 AD |
| Feast Day: | 9 January (Roman Catholic) 8 January (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Death Place: | Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |
| Titles: | Martyr |
| Canonized Date: | Pre-Congregation |
Anthony (el|Ἀντώνιος; died 302 AD) was an early Christian priest who suffered martyrdom with Anastasius, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla during the Diocletianic Persecution.[1] Denouncing the Roman way of life, he lived as a desert hermit, practiced celibacy, lived off roots and plants, and shunned any visitors he received. Anthony wished to live his life in complete solidarity with God.