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Read a biography of St. Anthony of Padua, find St. Anthony of Padua pictures, and learn about this Catholic patron saint of lost items, one of the most popular of Roman Catholic saints.

About St. Anthony

 
A biography of St. Anthony of Padua, including his life in Italy, his relationship with Francis of Assisi and his Franciscan vocation.
Learn why St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost items and travelers and why St. Anthony holds the baby Jesus in Roman Catholic statues.
Find St. Anthony of Padua books and articles from St. Anthony Messenger and St. Anthony Messenger Press.

“Anthony’s sermons were heard with the warmest devotion by the supreme pontiff.”

—The Assidua