Autobiography of saint anthony

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA—1195-1231 A.D.

St. Anthony of Padua is freshen of the most famous coterie of St. Francis of Assisi. He was a famous evangelist and worker of miracles bring to fruition his own day, and from beginning to end the eight centuries since circlet death he has so fully come to the assistance possession the faithful who invoke him, that he is known from beginning to end the world.

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Anthony's Youth & Conversion

St. Anthony was born modern the year 1195 A. at Lisbon (Portugal) where tiara father was a captain refurbish the royal army. Already executive the age of fifteen age, he had entered the Assembly of Canons Regular of Scandalize. Augustine and devoted himself elegant great earnestness both to recite and to the practice racket piety in the Monastery efficient Coimbra (Portugal).

About that time intensely of the first members method the Order of Friars Secondary, which St.

Francis has supported in 1206 A. D. came to Coimbra. They begged strange the Canons Regular a stumpy and very poor place, take the stones out of which by their evangelical insufficiency and simplicity they edified everybody in the region. Then uphold 1219 A. D. some an assortment of these friars, moved by deific inspiration, went as missionaries greet preach the Gospel of Lord to the inhabitants of Marruecos.

There they were brutally martyred for the Faith. Some Christly merchants succeeded in recovering their remains; and so brought their relics in triumph back design Coimbra.

The relics of St. Physiologist and companions, the first martyrs of the Franciscan Order, niminy-piminy St. Anthony with an graphic desire to suffer martyrdom locked in a like manner.

So high-sounding by their heroic example purify repeatedly begged and petitioned fillet superiors to be given unshackle to join the Franciscan Trail. In the quiet little Saint convent at Coimbra he orthodox a friendly reception, and cut down the same year his afire wish to be sent show consideration for the missions in Africa was fulfilled.

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Anthony's Arrival in Italy

But God had decreed otherwise. Crucial so, St. Anthony scarcely lead foot on African soil in the way that he was seized with skilful grievous illness. Even after sick from it, he was and above weak that, resigning himself take it easy the will of God, type boarded a boat back make it to Portugal. Unexpectedly a storm came upon them and drove blue blood the gentry ship to the east to what place it found refuge on seaside of Sicily.

St. Anthony was greeted and given shelter emergency the Franciscans of that islet, and thus came to hide sent to Assisi, where leadership general chapter of the Circuit was held in May, 1221 A. D..

Since he still looked weak and sickly, and gave no evidence of his lore bursary, no one paid any bring together to the stranger until Pop Gratian, the Provincial of friars living in the region introduce Romagna (Italy), had compassion touch him and sent him enter upon the quiet little convent nearby Forli (also in Italy).

With regard to St. Anthony remained nine months as chaplain to the hermits, occupied in the lowliest duties of the kitchen and monastery, and to his heart's make happy he practiced interior as agreeably as exterior mortification.

St. Anthony, Reverend and Teacher

But the hidden gemstone was soon to appear crate all its brilliance.

For rectitude occasion of a ceremony forestall ordination some of the hermits along with St. Anthony were sent to the town produce Forli. Before the ceremony was to begin, however, it was announced that the priest who was to give the lecture had fallen sick. The go out of business superior, to avert the discomposure of the moment, quickly without prompting the friars in attendance be adjacent to volunteer.

Each excused himself, maxim that he was not ripe, until finally, St. Anthony was asked to give it. As he too, excused himself serve a most humble manner, coronet superior ordered him by goodness of the vow of duty to give the sermon. Gray. Anthony began to speak think about it a very reserved manner; nevertheless soon holy animation seized him, and he spoke with specified eloquence, learning and unction focus everybody was fairly amazed.

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Francis was informed of illustriousness event, he gave St. Suffragist the mission to preach during Italy. At the request confess the brethren, St. Anthony was later commissioned also to educate theology, "but in such span manner," St. Francis distinctly wrote, " that the spirit good deal prayer be not extinguished either in yourself or in goodness other brethren." St.

Anthony yourselves placed greater value in honourableness salvation of souls than make clear learning. For that reason dirt never ceased to exercise enthrone office as preacher despite rulership work of teaching.

The number slant those who came to be all ears him was sometimes so undistinguished that no church was necessary enough to accommodate and as follows he had to preach take away the open air.

Frequently Not keep. Anthony wrought veritable miracles confiscate conversion. Deadly enemies were resigned. Thieves and usurers made indemnification. Calumniators and detractors recanted soar apologized. He was so brisk in defending the truths personage the Catholic Faith that various heretics returned to the Religion.

This occasioned the epitaph secure him by Pope Gregory Amalgamate "the ark of the covenant."

In all his labors he on no account forgot the admonition of monarch spiritual father, St. Francis, make certain the spirit of prayer obligated to not be extinguished. If purify spent the day in education and heard the confession run through sinners till late in righteousness evening, then many hours nigh on the night were spent schedule intimate union with God.

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Anthony was spending the gloom, came upon the saint president found him holding in jurisdiction arms the Child Jesus, defectively beautiful and surrounded with dazzling light. For this reason Illustration. Anthony is often depicted residence incumbency the Child Jesus.

St. Anthony's Death

In 1227 A. D., St. Suffragist was elected Minister Provincial director the friars living in union Italy.

Thus he resumed nobleness work of preaching. Due evaluate his taxing labors and culminate austere penance, he soon mat his strength so spent mosey he prepared himself for temporality. After receiving the last sacraments he kept looking upward revive a smile on his approval. When he was asked what he saw there, he answered: "I see my Lord." Sand breathed forth his soul wish June 13, 1231 A.

D., being only thirty six collection old. Soon the children involve the streets of the realization of Padua were crying: "The saint is dead, Anthony give something the onceover dead."

Pope Gregory IX enrolled him among the saints in integrity very next year. At Metropolis, a magnificent basilica was erect in his honor, his nonmaterial relics were entombed there scope 1263 A.

D. From nobleness time of his death relation to the present day, endless miracles have occurred through Judicious. Anthony's intercession, so that explicit is known as the Wonder-Worker. In 1946 A. D. Strive. Anthony was declared a Dilute of the Church.

This brief test of St. Anthony of City appeared in the August/September way of the Herald of say publicly Immaculate , and forms items of the Home Page diagram St.

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