Antonio saint and boy Jesus 6 Cm Round Badge

Image of Antonio Saint loading in the col the boy Jesus. San Antonio (Portuguese European) or Antonio (Portuguese Brazilian) of Lisbon, also known as San Antonio of Pádua, OFM (Lisbon, 15 of August of 1191-1195 - Pádua, 13 of June of 1231), of uncertain but baptized last name as Fernando, was a Doctor of the Church that lived in the viragem of centuries XII and XIII2. First frade was agostiniano, Convent of Is Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon, going later for the Convent of Santa Cruz, in Coimbra, where it deepened its religious studies through the reading of the Bible and patrística literature, scientific and classic. One became franciscan in 1220 and it travelled very, living initially in Portugal, later in Italy and France. In the year of 1221 it was part of the General Chapter of the Order of Assis, the invitation of proper Francisco, the founder, who also invited it to nail against the albigenses in France. It was transferred later to followed Bologna and of to Pádua, where it died to the 36 years. Its fame of sanctity took to be canonizado it by the Catholic Church shortly after passing away, distinguishing itself as theological, mystical, asceta and over all as remarkable orator and great taumaturgo. San Antonio of Lisbon also is had as one of the intellectuals most remarkable of Portugal of the period daily pay-college student. He had great culture, documented for the coletânea of written sermões that left, where stays evident that he was made familiar in such a way to religious literature as with diverse aspetos of profane sciences, referenciando itself in classic authorities as Pliny, the Old one, Cícero, Séneca, Boécio, Galeno and Aristotle, between many others. Its great knowledge returned it one of the most respected figures of the Catholic Church of its time. Lecionou in Italian and French universities and was the first Doctor of the franciscan Church. They are Boaventura said that it possuía the science of the angels. Today it is seen as one of the great saints of the Catholicism, receiving wide veneration and being the center of rich folklore.