Exterior View
View from choir loft
View of Altar
View from back of church
Stain glass window of the crucifixion
Saint Anthony of Padua Facts
Born August 15, 1195, Lisbon Portugal
His given name was Fernando Martins de Bulhoes
1210 – Enters the Augustianian Order, Coimbra, Portugal
1220 – Transfers to the Franciscan Order, Olivas, Portugal
He takes Anthony for his religious name in honor of St. Anthony of Egypt
1221 – Ordained a Priest
Journeys to Italy & Morocco
Meets Francis of Assisi in Italy
Named Director of Studies for Franciscans seeking priestly ordination
Served as a Professor of Theology in Southern France
Served as Franciscan Preacher for French Province of Provence
1226 — Genernal Superior of Franciscan Order in Northern Italy
1228 — Envoy & Preacher to the Papal Court of Pope Gregory IX
was renowned as a Bible scholar & preacher
1231 — Dies on June 13 age 35 in Padua, Italy
1232 — Canonized a Saint by Pope Gregory IX
1946 — Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII
