The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Saint Anthony the Great (251 - 356)
Also known as St. Anthony the Hermit, whose attributes include a bell, a pig, and a book. Not to be confused with the Italian monk of the same name (c. 468 – c. 520). Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_the_Great Relevant locations: Birth place in Egypt, AfricaRelationships: St Elizabeth (-) was a mother of Saint Anthony the Great
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
References in Documents:
Crosier's Staff; it is of Copper gilt and
enamel'd, in
the Form of a Serpent, the Scales of a changeable Blew, very natural,
but
so is not the Head, which being designed for Shew on both Sides,
has a Face and two Eyes
on each Side. Don. D.
a Priest's Habit, concealed at the Reformation in a
double bottom Ark
near a Chantry in
Peter
&c. deli
cately wrought in Silver and Silk of divers Colours; part of the said
Vestment fell into the Hands of one who burnt it merely for the
Silver's Sake, though she had too much before; but this, and a Ma
nuscript found with it, were preserved by
Pix, or
KirkstalAbbey
rist, or
am since told by a Person of Honour, that it was for preserving the
Relicks, which Party having been at
that was sent from the Crown of
presumed very knowing in these Matters; however it comes under
the more general Notion of
Vasa Sacra; (
Bede, p. 98.
Lamp, or
of Copper engraved in Branches, with this Inscription in old Letters,
(The S in
Ihc. Nazarenus, rex Judeorum fili Dei Miserere mei.
Anthony
Bass-Relieve, embracing and kissing
the Form of a lovely Child, sits upon his Book; (
Reflect.
p. 322.
Anthonythe Her
mit
Bell, Bookand
Pig, the Prayer to him for Cure of the
Inflammation commonly called
, may be seen in theSt. Anthony 's Fire
Horæ beatæ Mariæ, before-mentioned,
p. 84.
b.
ligious House in
Jack
son
son
Holy
Banner, with
Banner
Spes mea in Deo est;
ofCrown
Thorns,
ments of
, from the Windows of the Parish Church atCrucifixes
But what is most remarkable is a small Quarry from
(Don.
Goosein a Religious Habit is carrying the
Crosier's Staff, &c. the Procession is made up of the like Fowls: This
seems to have been made in Hatred of the Monks, whom the Secular
Clergy abhorred for encroaching upon their Rights, and being now
repossessed thereof, recriminate,
&c.
Anthonythe Her
mit
Bell, Bookand
Pig, the Prayer to him for Cure of the
Inflammation commonly called
, may be seen in theSt. Anthony 's Fire
Horæ beatæ Mariæ, before-mentioned,
p. 84.
b.
ligious House in
Jack
son
son
Holy
Banner, with
Banner
Spes mea in Deo est;