medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Antony of Padua is usually shown with a book and lily with the infant ~Jesus seated on the book. This is probably a reference to his fame as a preacher (presumably of Christ). He is venerated as the finder of lost objects, possibly (according to the Oxford Dictionary of Saints) because a novice sho borrowed his psalter without permission was obliged to return it because of a fearful apparition. Let those who borrow books and do not return them beware!
Gordon Plumb
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