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Portrait of St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua

A gifted Portuguese scholar who hid his learning by washing dishes in a Franciscan hermitage — until one surprise sermon gave him away, and he spent the last nine years of his short life as the most powerful preacher in Europe.

Feast: June 13 c. 1195–1231 (36 years) Doctor of the Church Evangelical Doctor Franciscan Friar
Patron Of
Lost things The poor Padua Portugal

Quotes & Sayings of St. Anthony of Padua

  • “The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different languages. These different languages are different ways of witnessing to Christ, such as humility, poverty, patience and obedience.”

    — Sermons
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