Anthony is the patron saint of:
•against barrenness
•against shipwreck
•against starvation
•against starving
•against sterility
•American Indians
•amputees
•animals
•asses
•boatmen
•domestic animals
•elderly people
•expectant mothers
•faith in the Blessed Sacrament
•fishermen
•harvests
•horses
•lost articles
•lower animals
•mail
•mariners
•oppressed people
•paupers
•poor people
•pregnant women
•sailors
•seekers of lost articles
•starving people
•swineherds
•travel hostesses
•travellers
•watermen
•Brazil
•Portugal
•Tigua Indians
•Beaumont, Texas, diocese of
•Masbate, Philippines, diocese of
•Timmins, Ontario, diocese of
•Amantea, Italy
•Anzio, Italy
•Cianciana, Agrigento, Italy
•Dorado, Puerto Rico
•Favara, Italy
•Ferrazzano, Italy
•Giano Vetusto, Italy
•Lisbon, Portugal
•Nicolosi, Italy
•Padua, Italy
•San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mexico
•San Fulgencio, Spain
•Sandia Indian Pueblo
St. Anthony of Padua is the saint to pray to for help in finding lost articles.
St. Anthony of Padua
No, Saint Anthony of Padua was not a martyr. He was a Franciscan friar known for his preaching and miracles, particularly in helping people find lost items. Saint Anthony died of natural causes in 1231.
The most popular saint for single women looking for a spouse is St. Anthony of Padua.
St. Anthony of Padua is the saint who helps us find lost articles. An old practice was to pray to St. Anthony and turn his statue to face a corner or the wall and telling him he would not be turned back around until the lost item was found.
St. Anthony of Padua is traditionally prayed to when seeking lost items. Many people believe he can help find lost possessions due to a story about him recovering a precious book of psalms that was lost by a novice.
St. Anthony of Padua was born in the year 1195. The precise date is not known.
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If you are referring to St. Anthony of Padua, no, he was born in Portugal.
St. Anthony of Padua
There is no patron saint of all marine animals. The closest are St. Neot, Patron Saint of Fish; St. Brendan the Navigator, Patron Saint of Whales (along with sailors, mariners, etc.); and St. Kentigern, Patron Saint of Salmon.
St. Anthony of Padua