" Clare of AssisiAnthony of PaduaBernard of CorleoneCuré of ArsJoseph of LeonissaAgathangelus & CassianAnastasius HartmannAngelus of AcriApollinaris of PosatBernard of AndermattBernard of OffidaBernardine ColpetrazzoConrad of ParzhamCrispin of ViterboDidacus of CadizFelix of CantaliceFelix of NicosiaFidelis of SigmaringenFrancis of CamporossoFrancis of BassostIgnatius of LaconiIgnatius of SanthiaInnocent of BerzoJoseph of DreuxLaurence of BrindisiLeonard of ChatresLeopold MandicMary MartinengoPio ForgioneSeraphin MontegranoSolanus CaseyVeronica GiulianiNicholas of Gesturi THE LIFE OF SAINT ANTHONY by John Cooper ofm cap. Anthony was born at Lisbon in Portugal in 1195.(1) He was baptised "Fernando" in the Cathedral Church of old Lisbon. On the font is written: "Here the waters of holy baptism cleansed Anthony from all stain of original sin. The world rejoices in his light, Padua in his body, heaven in his soul." (2) His father, was a revenue officer and knight (3) at the court of Alfonso II, king of Portugal. When Fernando was 15 years old, he joined the community of Canons Regular of St...