Antonio di Padova, Il santo dei miracoli

Anthony of Padua, The Saint of Miracles ⁴

Overview

Born Fernando de Bulhões, he was a precocious Portuguese youth, concerned with the suffering of the poor. Grown into a contemplative young man he renounces the world to join first the Augustinian Order and then the Franciscans order (where he takes the name Anthony) in his dedicated service to the faith.