St. Anthony of Padua - San Juan Bautista, CA
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N 36° 50.755 W 121° 32.172
10S E 630509 N 4078779
This sculpture is located in the church at Mission San Juan Bautista.
Waymark Code: WMRV7F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2016
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This sculpture is one of six works set behind the main altar a tthe church at Mission San Juan Bautista. It depicts St. Anthony of Padua with a halo, standing, wearing frair's garb and holding an infant.
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"St. Anthony of Padua, a Franciscan who left his order, entered the Friars Minor and, after being shipwrecked, became a great evangelizer. He was beloved and has become the patron for American Indians."
Wikipedia (
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"Saint Anthony of Padua (Portuguese: Santo António), born Fernando Martins de Bulhões (1195 – 13 June 1231),[1] also known as Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was the second-most-quickly canonized saint after Peter of Verona. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of finding things or lost people."