St. Anthony the Roman

St. Anthony the Roman (c. 1067 — August 3, 1147) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, the founder of the Novgorod Antoniev Monastery. Many miracles are described in the life of St. Anthony: about his unusual appearance in the Novgorod land; the gift of the Russian language through the prayers of the saint; the foundation of a monastery in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with money found in a barrel fished out of the sea. Prayers are offered to the saint during sea voyages, building construction and learning foreign languages.