Anthony of Rome


Anthony of Rome
Lid of the shrine of Anthony of Rome, 1573
Bornc. 1067
Rome
Died3 August 1147
Novgorod
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Feast3 August
17 January

Anthony of Rome or Anthony the Roman (Russian: Антоний Римлянин, romanizedAntony Rimlyanin; 1067 – 3 August 1147) was the founder of the Antoniev Monastery in Novgorod, Russia. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.