Saint Anthony is the patron saint of many things, he is also known as a great miracle worker. In some European traditions (for example Portuguese, Sicilian, etc.) Saint Anthony is also known as the matchmaker. He is known to help find lost articles and missing people, so it's only appropriate that he'd be the one to call upon when searching for a future spouse.
If it is named after a saint, it is religious.
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There are several saint named Anthony. Please be specific.
If you are referring to St. Anthony of Padua, no, he was born in Portugal.
St. Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of lost causes. Anthony is the patron saint of lost items.
St. Anthony the Abbot is the patron saint of pigs.
St. Anthony of Padua was canonized as a saint in 1232, less than a year after his death.
Saint Anthony the Abbot is sometimes known as St. Anthony Patron Saint of Bacon because he is considered a patron saint of pigs and swineherds. He was a 3rd century hermit,
St Anthony is the patron Saint of lost articles.
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of Padua
The statue of St. Anthony of Padua stands in the Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas. St. Anthony is considered the patron saint of lost causes and is honored at the site for his intercession during the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.