St. Anthony of Padua Doctor of the Church St. Anthony of PaduaDoctor of the Church All Wikipedia Video Comments Feastday: June 13 1195 - 1231 Saint Anthony was canonized (declared a saint) less than one year after his death. There is perhaps no more loved and admired saint in the Catholic Church than Saint Anthony of Padua, a Doctor of the Church. Though his work was in Italy, he was born in Portugal. He first joined the Augustinian Order and then left it and joined the Franciscan Order in 1221, when he was 26 years old. The reason he became a Franciscan was because of the death of the five Franciscan protomartyrs -- St. Bernard, St. Peter, St. Otho, St. Accursius, and St. Adjutus -- who shed their blood for the Catholic Faith in the year 1220, in Morocco, in North Africa, and whose headless and mutilated bodies had been brought to St. Anthony’s monastery on their way back for burial. St. Anthony became a Franciscan in the hope of shedding his own blood and becoming a martyr. He lived only ten years after joining the Franciscan Order. So simple and resounding was his teaching of the Catholic Faith, so that the most unlettered and innocent might understand it, that he was made a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1946. Saint Anthony was only 36 years old when he died. He is called the “hammer of the Heretics” His great protection against their lies and deceits in the matter of Christian doctrine was to utter, simply and innocently, the Holy Name of Mary. When St. Anthony of Padua found he was preaching the true Gospel of the Catholic Church to heretics who would not listen to him, he then went out and preached it to the fishes. This was not, as liberals and naturalists are trying to say, for the instruction of the fishes, but rather for the glory of God, the delight of the angels, and the easing of his own heart. St. Anthony wanted to profess the Catholic Faith with his mind and his heart, at every moment. He is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles." Upon exhumation, some 336 years after his death, his body was found to be corrupted, yet his tongue was totally incorrupt, so perfect were the teachings that had been formed upon it. Click HereSaint Anthony of Padua Medals ON SALE NOW! St Anthony of Padua medals crafted from solid 14K gold and sterling silver. Silver medals include a sterling silver chain. Overnight shipping available. CLICK HERE! Click HereCherished Saints is a collection of silver religious saints and icons, new and vintage (from France, Italy and other worldly places). Many were previously cherished by an owner from years past and one-of-a-kind. CLICK HERE! Click HereSaint Agnes Jewelry! - MADE IN USA •Engraving up to 130 letters, with our high definition laser engraving. •Ships same or next day, with or without engraving. •Made of solid gold or sterling silver & can be fully personalized CLICK HERE
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