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|SaintName=Saint Anthony of Padua
|SaintName=Saint Anthony of Padua
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=AD 1195
|FeastDay=June 13
|SaintBirthPlace=Lisbon, Portugal
|SaintBirthPlace=Lisbon, Portugal
|SaintBirthCoordinates=
|SaintDeathDate=June 13, AD 1231
|DeathPlace=Padua, Italy
|DeathPlace=Padua, Italy
|SaintDeathCoordinates=
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes, likely edema
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes, likely edema
|NotableAddress1=Padua, Italy
|NotableAddress1=Padua, Italy
|NotableCoordinates1=
|NotableAddress2=Lisbon, Portugal
|NotableAddress2=Lisbon, Portugal
|NotableCoordinates2=
|NotableAddress3=Sicily, Italy
|NotableAddress3=Sicily, Italy
|NotableCoordinates3=
|NotableAddress4=Coimbra, Portugal
|NotableAddress4=Coimbra, Portugal
|NotableCoordinates4=
|NotableAddress5=Unknown
|NotableAddress5=Unknown
|NotableCoordinates5=
|BeatificationDate=Unknown
|Beatifier=Unknown
|Beatifier=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=May 30, AD 1232
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX
|CanonizationLocation=Spoleto, Italy
|CanonizationLocation=Spoleto, Italy
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|SaintMiracle2=Restoring a severed foot
|SaintMiracle2=Restoring a severed foot
|SaintMiracle3=Appearance of the Christ Child
|SaintMiracle3=Appearance of the Christ Child
|FeastDay=June 13
|Profession=Priest, Franciscan friar, preacher, theologian, Doctor of the Church
|Profession=Priest, Franciscan friar, preacher, theologian, Doctor of the Church
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
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|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion
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'''Saint Anthony of Padua''' (AD 1195 – June 13, AD 1231), born Fernando Martins de Bulhões, was a [[Saints|saint]], Portuguese Franciscan friar, priest, preacher, and Doctor of the Church, renowned as the “Hammer of Heretics” and patron of lost items. Born in [[Lisbon]], Portugal, to a noble family, he joined the Augustinian Order in AD 1210, but inspired by Franciscan martyrs, became a Franciscan in AD 1220, taking the name Anthony. Sent to Italy, he preached in Padua, Bologna, and northern Italy, combatting Cathar heresy with eloquent sermons. His miracles, like preaching to fish (*Vita Prima*, AD 1232) and restoring a severed foot, earned him fame. Declared a Doctor of the Church in AD 1946 by [[Pope Pius XII]], he died in Padua on June 13, AD 1231, of natural causes, likely edema. Canonized on May 30, AD 1232, by [[Pope Gregory IX]], his feast day is [[June 13]] in the Roman Catholic Church. He is patron of lost items, travelers, the poor, Lisbon, Padua, and amputees.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Anthony of Padua |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Anthony of Padua |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01556a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref>
'''Saint Anthony of Padua''' (AD 1195 – June 13, AD 1231), born Fernando Martins de Bulhões, was a [[Saints|saint]], Portuguese Franciscan friar, priest, preacher, and Doctor of the Church, renowned as the “Hammer of Heretics” and patron of lost items. Born in [[Lisbon]], Portugal, to a noble family, he joined the Augustinian Order in AD 1210, but inspired by Franciscan martyrs, became a Franciscan in AD 1220, taking the name Anthony. Sent to Italy, he preached in Padua, Bologna, and northern Italy, combatting Cathar heresy with eloquent sermons. His miracles, like preaching to fish (*Vita Prima*, AD 1232) and restoring a severed foot, earned him fame. Declared a Doctor of the Church in AD 1946 by [[Pope Pius XII]], he died in Padua on June 13, AD 1231, of natural causes, likely edema. Canonized on May 30, AD 1232, by [[Pope Gregory IX]], his feast day is [[June 13]] in the Roman Catholic Church. He is patron of lost items, travelers, the poor, Lisbon, Padua, and amputees.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Anthony of Padua |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Anthony of Padua |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01556a.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref>