The Monastery ⛪️ of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox ☦️ monastery located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt 🇪🇬 . Established in the 4th century, it is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited monastic communities in the world. Dedicated to Saint Anthony, the founder of Christian monasticism, the monastery has played a significant role in the history of Egyptian Christianity ✝️ . It attracts people from around the globe that are interested in exploring the rich spiritual and historica

Thank you for sharing your prayers with us during this EN ROUTE journey with St. Anthony and for “walking” with us, even virtually, on this 60-stage journey that retraced the Franciscan footsteps of St. Anthony in France and Northern Italy. Your prayers have been placed at the Tomb of St. Anthony, and we friars entrust you to his protection and blessing. | Saint Anthony of Padua - The friars of the Basilica

The journey, covering over 2 million steps, ends today with the arrival of the friars and faithful who have accompanied some or all the 60 stages of the journey in the footsteps of St. Anthony. The Saint's relic will be placed today in the churchyard of the Basilica, together with all the letters from the faithful who participated, in person or virtually, in the journey alongside the friars. If you haven't already done so, share your prayer for St. Anthony here: https://bit.ly/PRAYERStoSTanthony