Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua OFM
Anthony of Padua by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1627–1630
Doctor of the Church
Born	Fernando Martins de Bulhões 15 August 1195 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	13 June 1231(1231-06-13) (aged 35) Padua, Lombard League, Holy Roman Empire (now Italy)
Venerated in	Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
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	Religious habit of a Friar Minor, 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, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, Cusco, Peru

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 Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231)^[1][2] was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.

Anthony 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.