Saint Anthony of Padua (born
Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 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.