Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, Saint , Franciscan Thaumaturgist, b. at Lisbon.
From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, “St. Anthony of Padua”
Patronages on this page:
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Flemish men
He is patron of Flemish men, and of the city of Padua.
Recorded as patron of Flemish men in:
- Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 1897, S. ANTONY OF PADUA, O.M.
Lost things
He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost, as is also expressed in the celebrated responsory of Friar Julian of Spires: Si quaeris miracula .
Recorded as patron of lost things in:
- Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, St. Anthony of Padua
- Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 1897, S. ANTONY OF PADUA, O.M.
Padua
He is patron of Flemish men, and of the city of Padua.
Recorded as patron of Padua in:
- Husenbeth, Emblems of Saints, 1882, PATRONS OF COUNTRIES AND CITIES.
- Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 1897, S. ANTONY OF PADUA, O.M.
Travelers
S. Antony is invoked for the recovery of things that have been lost, and by travellers.
Recorded as patron of travelers in:
- Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 1897, S. ANTONY OF PADUA, O.M.
Also recorded as patron:
Feast day
- June 13 · General Roman Calendar
From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, “St. Anthony of Padua”
1195;
d. at Vercelli, 13 June, 1231.
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He received in baptism the name of Ferdinand.
Later writers of the fifteenth century asserted that his father was Martin Bouillon, descendant of the renowned Godfrey de Bouillon, commander of the First Crusade, and his mother, Theresa Tavejra, descendant of Froila I, fourth king of Asturia.
Unfortunately, however, his genealogy is uncertain;
all that we know of his parents is that they were noble, powerful, and God-fearing people, and at the time of Ferdinand's birth were both still young, and living near the Cathedral of Lisbon.
Prayer from The Raccolta, 1910, no. 360
TO thee we have recourse, most powerful worker of miracles, in whose breast burned a sublime fire of charity towards GOD and the poor. To thee, who wast deemed worthy to hold in thy arms the Infant JESUS, who chose to be born poor, to thee, full of confidence, we betake ourselves, that thou mayest pray the good JESUS to have compassion on us in our great tribulations. Oh! obtain for us the favour which we humbly implore (here state the favour needed). If thou dost obtain it for us, O glorious St Anthony, we will offer thee bread for the poor whom thou didst love so greatly on earth.
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