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Saint Yustos El Antony | |
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| Born | 1910 Zarabie El-Muharraq,Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 1976(1976-00-00) (aged 65–66) Monastery of St. Anthony,Egypt |
| Venerated in | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Majorshrine | Monastery of St. Anthony |
| Feast | 8Kiahk |
SaintYostos El Antony,Yustos El Anthony, orAbouna Yustos orThe Silent MonkArabic:يسطس الانطونى (1910 – 1976) was a Christianmonk fromEgypt.
St Yustos was born in Zarabie El-Muharraq. His father named him Nagyib. His father was a tailor, and this was the trade in which Naguib was trained in his early years.[1]He left his father, mother and brother around the age of 30 and went to theMonastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite. There, he lived and worked for about 2 years but was not permitted to become a monk. As he rang the bell for prayer one day, the rope broke and after this he was required to leave this monastery.
He walked to the nearbyMonastery of Saint Anthony in November 1941 where the head of the monastery accepted him. After some years Naguib received the veil of a monk. Subsequently, he became known for his saintly life, silence andasceticism. In particular, he was known for frequently asking, "What time is it?" to remind people to be careful about every deed as this life is short and "people must give an account to God for it."[2]
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria said of Saint Yustos that "he is the living example of the 4th century monks".
Thefeast day of St Yustos is celebrated on 8Kiahk according to theCoptic calendar used by theCoptic Church. Throughout the 20th century, this will correspond to 4 December of theJulian calendar and 17 December of theGregorian calendar or the day after on both if the previous year of the Coptic calendar was aleap year.