Anthony of Padua (Francisco de Zurbarán, 1627-30) Postcard

Anthony of Padua, OFM (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Pádua, Italian: Antonio di/da Padova, Latin: Antōnius Patavīnus) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa, Italian: Antonio da/di Lisbona, Latin: Antōnius Olisīpōnēnsis, born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231)was a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He 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 canonised saints in church history, being canonised less than a year after his death. He is the patron saint of the following: 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, Cusco, Peru