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  • Chapter Twenty-Seven As soon as we knew that everyone in the house was safe, I called St. Anthony's Hospital to check on Jannie.

    Roses are Red Patterson, James, 1947- 2000

  • This coming Saturday, January 17th, is the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, also known as St. Anthony of Egypt, St. Anthony the Great, and the "Father of Monks."

    Archive 2009-01-01 Ruth 2009

  • This coming Saturday, January 17th, is the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, also known as St. Anthony of Egypt, St. Anthony the Great, and the "Father of Monks."

    St. Anthony the Abbot Jessica 2009

  • Montgomery, to an opposite point, called St. Anthony's Nose.

    The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

  • -- This troublesome disease is also known as St. Anthony's

    Papers on Health John Kirk

  • Vienne, which arose in the second half of eleventh century to minister to those afflicted with the disease known as St. Anthony's fire, and whose period of usefulness lasted about two centuries; the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

  • For several years, I was much afflicted with erysipelas, then called St. Anthony's fire.

    The John Lawson Monographs of the Trinity College Historical Society Durham, North Carolina Vol. 1. The Autobiography of Brantley York 1910

  • A "Commanderie" that lasted far longer in the town was that of St. Antoine, which was established in 1095 to care for those suffering from the horrible disease known as St. Anthony's

    The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897

  • Indeed it appeared in the fullness of time that the jocular boarders had appropriated the word from an English ballad, in which it is supposed to express the bold and fiery nature of a certain hackney coachman; and that it was bestowed upon Mr Bailey's successor by reason of her having nothing fiery about her, except an occasional attack of that fire which is called St. Anthony's.

    Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens 1841

  • St. Anthony, which is situated in the deserts of Upper-Egypt, where she should be met by the same number, and her ransome should be paid.

    Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 1803

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