Kanalski Vrh ( pronounced [kaˈnaːlski ˈʋəɾx] or [kaˈnaːu̯ski ˈʋəɾx] ) is a village in the hills above Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia .
3-665: The name of the settlement was changed from Vrh to Kanalski Vrh in 1952. The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Parish of Kanal. This article about the Municipality of Kanal in Slovenia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anthony the Hermit Anthony the Hermit (c. 468 – c. 520), also known as Anthony of Lérins ,
6-520: Is a Christian who is venerated as a saint . He was born in the ancient Roman province of Pannonia Valeria (now Hungary ), then part of the Hunnic Empire . When he was eight years old, his father died and he was entrusted to the care of the abbot Severinus of Noricum , in modern-day Austria. Upon the death of Severinus in 482, Anthony was sent to Germany and put in the care of his uncle, Constantius, an early Bishop of Lorsch . While there, Anthony
9-517: Is thought to have become a monk at the age of twenty. In 488, at about 20 years of age, Anthony moved to Italy to take up an eremitical life with a small group of hermits living on an island in Lake Como . He was eventually joined by numerous disciples seeking to emulate his holiness and he chose to seek greater solitude in Gaul . He lived in various solitary places until two years before his death he became
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