Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, joined the Franciscans and became one of the greatest preachers of the Middle Ages. Canonized within a year of his death by Pope Gregory IX. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1946. His tomb in Padua draws millions of pilgrims annually.

June 13

• lost things
• the poor
• Portugal

Canonized

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