Pope visited here in 1982 - Lisbon, Portugal
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N 38° 42.601 W 009° 08.044
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John Paul II came here to visit the place that St. Anthony was born.
Waymark Code: WMPBN7
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 08/04/2015
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The sign reads:
"On May 12th, 1982, here in the room where St. Anthony was born. the Holy Father knelt on this prie-dieu and fervently prayed to Saint Anthony."
It is located in a church named after the saint.
Wikipedia (
visit link) adds:
"Saint Anthony of Padua, O.F.M. (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231), 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 and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture, 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...
Saint Anthony of Padua, O.F.M. (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231), 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 and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture, 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."