Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men 88

san Girolamo (345–420 d.C.) · De viris illustribus · PL 23, 598–720

88 Antonius the monk PL 23, 693

Anthony the monk, whose life Athanasius bishop of Alexandria wrote a long work upon, sent seven letters in Coptic to various monasteries, letters truly apostolic in idea and language, and which have been translated into Greek. The chief of these is To the Arsenoites. He flourished during the reign of Constantinus and his sons.

Antonius monachus, cujus vitam Athanasius, Alexandrinae urbis episcopus, insigni volumine prosecutus est, misit Aegyptiace ad diversa monasteria Apostolici sensus sermonisque epistolas septem, quae in Graeciam linguam translatae sunt, quarum praecipua est ad Arsenoitas. Floruit sub Constantino et filiis ejus regnantibus. Vixit annos centum quinque.

Ἀντώνιος μοναχὸς, οὗ τὸν βίον Ἀθανάσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας ἐπίσκοπος ἐπισήμῳ τεύχει διεξῆλθεν, ἔστειλε πρὸς διάφορα τῆς Αἰγύπτου μοναστήρια, Ἀποστολικού καρακτῆρος καὶ λόγου ἐπιστολὰς ἑπτὰ εἰς ἑλληνικὴν διάλεκτον μεταφρασθείσας, ὧν ἐξαίρετός ἐστι πρὸς τοὺς Ἀρσενοϊτας. Ἤνθησεν ἐπὶ Κωνσταντίνου καὶ τῶν τούτου παίδων βασιλευόντων.

Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (eds.), New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1890-1900. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).