Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, OFM (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Pádua; Italian: Antonio di/da Padova; Latin: Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa; Italian: Antonio da/di Lisbona; Latin: Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhœs; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.
Saint Anthony of Padua OFM | |
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Anthony of Padua by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1627–1630 | |
| Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | Fernando Martins de Bulhœs 15 August 1195 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 13 June 1231 (aged 35) Padua, Lombard League, Holy Roman Empire (now Italy) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 30 May 1232 |
| Canonized | 30 May 1232, Spoleto, Italy by Pope Gregory IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon |
| Feast | 13 June |
| Attributes | Fransciscan habit, lily, book, tonsure, holding the Infant Jesus, mule |
| Patronage | Custody of the Holy Land, miracles, travelers, finding one's spouse, pregnancy, harvests, animals, lost items, lost people, lost souls, poverty, sterility, the sick, the disabled, the oppressed, the hungry, the elderly, faith in the Blessed Sacrament, sailors, fishermen, watermen, swineherds, mail carriers, counter-revolutionaries, indigenous peoples of the Americas, Tigua, Padua, Lisbon, Portugal, Brazil, Albania, Pila, Laguna, Iriga, Camarines Sur, Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Gubat, Sorsogon, Tuburan, Cebu, Cusco, Peru |
He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history, being canonized less than a year after his death.
He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII on 16 January 1946.