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title: "St. Anthony of Egypt: Feast Day January 17 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-egypt/
description: "St. Anthony of Egypt, Abbot, patron of monks and against temptation. Feast day January 17, died c. 356. Read their life in Bless."
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Abbot · Feast day January 17

# St. Anthony of Egypt

The feast day of St. Anthony of Egypt is January 17, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of monks and against temptation.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [January 17](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#17) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 356 |
| Patron of | [monks](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#monks), [against temptation](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#against-temptation) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, January 17, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-egypt/#calendar) |

## Life

Hearing ‘sell what you have, and give to the poor’ read in church, he did exactly that and walked into the desert — where he wrestled demons for twenty years and emerged serene, the father of monasticism. He died at a hundred and five; Athanasius’s Life of him converted a generation, Augustine included.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Anthony of Egypt as patron of monks and against temptation.

[Monks](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#monks) [Against temptation](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#against-temptation)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Benedict of Nursia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benedict-of-nursia/) monks · July 11

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Anthony of Egypt. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, January 17, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/17/) | Second Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 · Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 · 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 · John 1:41, 17b · John 1:35-42 |
| [Monday, January 17, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/17/) | St. Anthony, Abbot (Memorial) | White | 1 Samuel 15:16-23 · Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 · Hebrews 4:12 · Mark 2:18-22 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 16 St. Marcellus I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marcellus-i/) [January 18 St. Margaret of Hungary](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-margaret-of-hungary/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 17?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-17) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Anthony of Egypt

Feast day January 17

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-egypt/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-egypt/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anthony-of-egypt/#calendar)

In the app

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