Saint
Saint Anthony of Padua (of Lisbon)
- Country / origin
- Portugal
- Life
- 1195–1231
- Feast
- 13 June
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
Born in Lisbon, he became a Franciscan and a great preacher of the Word of God. He died near Padua; Portugal knows him as Saint Anthony of Lisbon. Doctor of the Church.
Patron of
- lost things
- the poor
- preachers
- engaged couples and marriage (popular devotion)
When to ask for intercession
- something is lost
- material need
- looking for a relationship or marriage
- to understand the Word of God better
A short prayer
Saint Anthony, help me find what I have lost and, above all, never to lose the way to God.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
Associated devotion: The Responsory of Saint Anthony (Si quaeris miracula).
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