Saint Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of Padua: His Beginnings
Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the mouth of the Tagus River, from which explorers would later sail across the Atlantic.
Franciscan Inspirations: Memories of Padua
As the feast of Saint Anthony (June 13) draws near, my memories go back to Padua where I spent several days in 2014.
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Follower of Francis: St. Anthony of Padua
Older churches most always count Saint Anthony among their pantheon of statues.
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St. Anthony and the Albigensian Heresy
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Franciscan friar who spent a number of years as a traveling preacher.
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Saint Anthony, the Contemplative
It was not until the year 2002 that I discovered the very first book ever written about Saint Anthony of Padua.
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San Antonio: The City of Saint Anthony
You do not have to walk very far along the famous Riverwalk that winds through the heart of San Antonio before you run into a lovely, life-size statue of Anthony of Padua.
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Lent with the Saints: Anthony of Padua
Exodus 32:7–14; Psalm 106:19–20, 21–22, 23; John 5:31–47 Before he became the “go-to” saint for finding lost objects, St. Anthony of Padua had another nickname: “The Hammer of Heretics.”
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