medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
do we know (apart from general purity) why Anthony is associated with
lilies? we had a rather sweet ceremony at Mass yesterday where the priest
blessed some lilies that, I assume, were to be put before his statue.
Rosemary Hayes
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From: "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:16 AM
Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 13. June
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Yesterday (13. June) was the feast day of:
> > 3) Anthony of Padua (d. 1231). A. belonged to a noble family of
> > Lisbon. An Augustinian canon at that city's monastery of St. Vincent,
> > he studied in Lisbon and in Coimbra and was ordained priest before
> > transferring in about 1220 to the Franciscans. Upon entering his new
> > order A. took the the saint's name by which he is known (previously he
> > had been called Fernando or something similar). An exceptionally
> > effective preacher, A. was first sent as a missionary to Morocco but
> > soon returned to Europe on account of poor health. He preached against
> > heresy in Milan and in southern France and in 1227 was appointed
> > provincial for much of northern Italy, with his seat in Padua. Soon was
> > lector for the Franciscans at Bologna as well.
>
> Worn out by his efforts, A. resigned his offices in 1230. In 1231,
> shortly before his death at the age of thirty-six, he was preaching to
> great crowds at Padua. A.'s cult was immediate. He was canonized in 1232
> and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1946.
>
> The polyglot home page of Padua's Basilica del Santo (i.e. of A.) is here
> (the virtual tour is informative but the illustrations are a bit on the
> small side):
> http://www.basilicadelsanto.org/
> Exterior views:
> http://tinyurl.com/ysanaa
> http://tinyurl.com/yobdbm
> http://tinyurl.com/3x78o8
> High altar (not awfully good views):
> http://www.cbft.unipd.it/pdtour/pdpict/altare.jpg
> http://tinyurl.com/ywhpy6
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
> (Cetheus/Peregrinus lightly revised from last year's post)
>
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