*Ø* Here, there and everywhere: St Anthony of Padua
Jun 13: Feast day of St Anthony (Antony) of Padua (holiday in Padua and Lisbon)
(Garden ranunculus, Ranunculus asiaticaus, was designated today’s plant by medieval monks. It is dedicated to this saint.)
The patron saint of illiterates, the poor and the downtrodden, St Anthony was born on August 15, 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal, as Francisco de Bulhões (d. June 13, 1231). He became a Franciscan and grew famous throughout Italy. The story is told that once, to impress a heretic, he preached to fish, which lifted their heads out of the water to hear him. On one occasion, to impress a heretic, he caused the man’s mule, which had not eaten for three days, to kneel down and venerate the communion host, instead of rushing to eat a bale of hay ...
Anthony is the patron saint of careless people, especially those who have lost something important, such as an animal, a valuable possession, or even a child. If you have lost something, the following rhyme, which is actually a prayer to this saint, is supposed to help:
If women burn a candle on his day and say the following prayer, they will find a rich husband:
Many strange occurrences attended the life of this Portuguese saint. On one occasion, a woman went to hear him preach, leaving her child home alone; it fell into a pot on the fire. When she got home she found the baby standing up unharmed in the cauldron.
The Cathedral of Padua, where Anthony is called Il Santo, has kept the tongue of the saint since 1307. On this day, a holiday in Padua, this and other relics are exhibited.
Give food to strangers
An old folk saying in New Mexico, USA, has it that on St Anthony’s Day, as well as on St Joseph’s Day (March 19), one should give food to strangers, because the strangers may be saints themselves.
St Anthony of Padua and bilocation
While preaching in the Church of St Pierre du Queyroix, in Limoges, France, St Anthony of Padua suddenly remembered he should have been preaching in another place across town. But at the monastery where he should have been, he was seen by the monks to deliver his sermon then step back into the shadows. Other Christian religious figures who are said to have bilocated include Ambrose of Milan and the Italian priest Padre Pio. The Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg supposedly also had the ability.
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Jun 13: Feast day of St Anthony (Antony) of Padua (holiday in Padua and Lisbon)
(Garden ranunculus, Ranunculus asiaticaus, was designated today’s plant by medieval monks. It is dedicated to this saint.)
The patron saint of illiterates, the poor and the downtrodden, St Anthony was born on August 15, 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal, as Francisco de Bulhões (d. June 13, 1231). He became a Franciscan and grew famous throughout Italy. The story is told that once, to impress a heretic, he preached to fish, which lifted their heads out of the water to hear him. On one occasion, to impress a heretic, he caused the man’s mule, which had not eaten for three days, to kneel down and venerate the communion host, instead of rushing to eat a bale of hay ...
Anthony is the patron saint of careless people, especially those who have lost something important, such as an animal, a valuable possession, or even a child. If you have lost something, the following rhyme, which is actually a prayer to this saint, is supposed to help:
Tony, Tony, look around
Something's lost that must be found.
If women burn a candle on his day and say the following prayer, they will find a rich husband:
Sant Antoni beneit (Blessed St Antony),
Feu-me trobar un marit (Make me find a husband)
Que sigui bon home i ric (Who is a good man and rich),
I, si pot ser, de seguit (And if possible, immediately).
Many strange occurrences attended the life of this Portuguese saint. On one occasion, a woman went to hear him preach, leaving her child home alone; it fell into a pot on the fire. When she got home she found the baby standing up unharmed in the cauldron.
The Cathedral of Padua, where Anthony is called Il Santo, has kept the tongue of the saint since 1307. On this day, a holiday in Padua, this and other relics are exhibited.
Give food to strangers
An old folk saying in New Mexico, USA, has it that on St Anthony’s Day, as well as on St Joseph’s Day (March 19), one should give food to strangers, because the strangers may be saints themselves.
St Anthony of Padua and bilocation
While preaching in the Church of St Pierre du Queyroix, in Limoges, France, St Anthony of Padua suddenly remembered he should have been preaching in another place across town. But at the monastery where he should have been, he was seen by the monks to deliver his sermon then step back into the shadows. Other Christian religious figures who are said to have bilocated include Ambrose of Milan and the Italian priest Padre Pio. The Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg supposedly also had the ability.
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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