St. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar born in Lisbon in 1195 and died in 1231. One of St. Francis of Assisi’s most celebrated followers, he is known for his theological knowledge and missionary work and for his miracles. Anthony was canonized (officially declared a saint) in 1232. He has also been proclaimed a doctor of the church, a title granted to Roman Catholic saints whose teachings have special authority. Anthony is venerated as the patron saint of Portugal and Padua, Italy. He is also famously invoked for the return of lost objects.
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