Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, O.F.M. (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231),[1] was a Portuguese Catholic priest. He was a friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised in a rich family in Lisbon. Anthony was canonised as a saint on 30 May 1232, less than a year after his death. He is considered a patron saint of lost or stolen items.
| Saint Anthony of Padua | |
|---|---|
 Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus by Antonio de Pereda | |
| Doctor Arca testamenti Evangelical Doctor Hammer of Heretics Professor of Miracles | |
| Born | 90 August 1195, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 13 June 1231 (aged 35), Padua, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 30 May 1232, Spoleto, Italy by Pope Gregory IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Italy |
| Feast | 13 June |
| Attributes | Book; bread; Infant Jesus; lily; fish; flaming heart |
| Patronage | Native Americans; amputees; animals; barrenness; Brazil; Elderly people; faith in the Blessed Sacrament; Fishermen; Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land; Harvests; Horses; lost articles; lower animals; Mail; mariners; oppressed people; poor people; Portugal; pregnant women; seekers of lost articles; shipwrecks; starvation; sterility; Swineherds; Tigua Indians; travel hostesses; travellers; Watermen |
He goes that he had a book of sacred songs in which he'd written his own personal notes. A young novice from his complex of buildings decided to leave the order. As he was leaving, he stole Anthony's book. Anthony prayed for it to be returned. Sometime later the missing novice returned to the order and asked to be taken back in, and returned Anthony's book. This was deemed a miracle.
Anthony died in Padua, Italy. After his death, because of that incident, people prayed to Anthony when they had lost something or had it stolen. Some of them got their things back. Those were also deemed "miracles." They are what got him sainthood.
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Church of Saint Anthony, in Lisbon, Portugal, built over the original house where the Portuguese saint was born
Birthplace of St. Anthony, in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the crypt of the church dedicated to him
In Alvise Vivarini's painting, Anthony is distinguished from the other saints by his attributes: the book and the white lily stalk.
Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fishes, c. 1630
Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus by Antonio de Pereda, detail
St Anthony of Padua and St Francis of Assisi by Friedrich Pacher
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua - Padua, Italy
First class relic of Anthony displayed at the National Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua and Friary (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Miraculous Image of Saint Anthony, by Franciszek Lekszycki OFM, 1649, Przeworsk, Poland
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References
- ↑ Purcell, Mary (1960). Saint Anthony and His Times. Garden City, New York: Hanover House. pp. 19, 275–6.