Feast December 28
Saint Anthony the Hermit
Religious · Feast December 28
Biography
Anthony the Hermit, also known as Anthony of Lérins, was an anchorite. He was born in the ancient Roman province of Pannonia Valeria, then part of the Hunnic Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
Feast day
December 28
Birth date
c. 468
Death date
c. 520
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
12
Wikidata qid
Q3620392
Feast day of month
28