San Antonio, Abad

San Antonio, kilala rin bilang San Antonio Magno, ay an Ehiptoian Kristiyano monk na nabuhay mula 251 to 356 AD. Siya ay itinuturing na the founder of Kristiyano monasticism at ay sinasamba as the unang Kristiyano monk. Antonio lived as a hermit in the Ehiptoian desert, practicing a buhay of extreme asceticism at panalangin. Siya attracted maraming followers na sought kanyang gabay espirituwal, leading him to establish one of the unang Kristiyano mga monasteryoo. Antonio kilala sa kanyang ability to perform mga himala at dahil sa kanyang strong resistance to the temptations of the devil. Siya ang patron ng gravediggers, basketmakers, at those afflicted kasama ang skin diseases.