Anthony of Padua
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Records
Anthony of Padua's record is unlike any modern celebrity's. He was canonized less than a year after his death, one of the fastest canonizations in Church history, and in 1946 Pope Pius XII proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church, a rare honor given to theologians whose work shaped the faith. He is the patron saint of lost and stolen things, the poor, shipwrecks, starvation, amputees, and marriage, a breadth of patronage that few saints can match. His Basilica in Padua remains one of the most visited shrines in Italy.
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Honours & Distinctions
Canonized saint
Canonized at Spoleto less than a year after his death.
Doctor of the Church
Proclaimed the Evangelical Doctor for his preaching and writings.
Patron saint of lost and stolen things
One of his most widely known patronages.
Records & Feats
One of the fastest canonizations in Church history
Canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 30 May 1232, less than a year after his death on 13 June 1231.
First Franciscan to formally teach theology to the order
St. Francis entrusted him with the theological formation of the friars, a role he filled at Bologna, Toulouse, and elsewhere.