Father Anastasi Saint Antony is the leader, or abbot, of St. Antony’s Coptic Orthodox Monastery. A soft-spoken man with a ready smile and serene demeanor, he wears the traditional garb of a ...

attends Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Santa Ana. "I was born a Copt," she said. "I come here to recharge." Father Anastasi Saint Antony is the leader, or abbot, of St. Antony's ...

The monastery was founded by Antony's disciples, immediately after his death, on the site of his grave. St Antony's Monastery Inside the walls of the monastery there is a self-contained village ...