St. Anthony came into the world as “Fernando” in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal of probably noble parents. He was a contemporary of St. Francis of Assisi and one of the first generation of Franciscans. He ...

Everyone’s favorite patron saint of finding lost things is not from where you may think. The Franciscan saint known around the world as St. Anthony of Padua was not born in the Italian city of Padua ...

St. Anthony of Padua is one of the most famous saints in the Catholic Church, partly because of his connection to St. Francis of Assisi and also because he is popularly invoked as the patron saint of ...

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