What's so GREAT about Antony the Great?

Ascent: The Legacy of Saint Antony. A narrative documentary.
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0:00 - Why do we call him Antony the Great?
1:08 - The Life of Antony in under 2 minutes.
2:47 - Original Sources
5:41 - Sayings of the Desert Fathers
7:32 - The Golden Legend
7:48 - The Letters of Antony
8:31 - Do the writings conflict? The life vs. The letters
14:09 - The Father of Monks? What's his impact on monasticism?
16:29 - What about his immediate disciples?
20:47 - Antony in art
22:50 - Saint Antony's Fire
24:04 - Antony in modern art
25:25 - Antony in Orthoodox Iconography
31:21 - What's so saintly about saint Antony?
33:13 - The biblical Antony
36:10 - Antony's view of the virtues
40:35 - Antony is...Antony?
44:29 - Prints, shirts and books!


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Limited Edition Ascent Print (Series of 15): https://store.creativeorthodox.com/pr...
Desert Fathers T-Shirt: https://store.creativeorthodox.com/pr...
Saint Antony and the Humble Leaflet Picture Book: https://store.creativeorthodox.com/pr...
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Sources & further reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19...