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If you would be perfect,
go and sell all that you have,
give to the poor,
come follow Me.
Following the words of Apostle Matthew, Anthony sold the family farm on the Nile, gave his wealth to the poor, and followed the words of the Christ. In a long life that spanned the transition from a persecuted religion practiced secretly across diverse groups to the official church of Roman, Anthony contributed to the formation of monastic orders, affirmed the divinity of Christ, and described a hell and demons in fantastical imagery that has inspired artists for centuries.
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