Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bilhoes. Upon his admission to
the the life of friars, later in life in Olivais he adopted the name Anthony ( from the name of the chapel located there and dedicated to Anthony the Great).
He was a teacher and preacher. He was so charismatic that the crowds who came to listen to him during his 9 years of ministry could not be contained in a church. They gathered in the marketplace to his attacks on usury and avarice.
He was noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of the scriptures and undying love for the sick and poor.
He was chosen by St. Francis of Assisi to teach theology to the friars at Padua and Bologna.
He was chosen by Pope Gregory 1X to produce a series of sermons for feast days.
He gained a major reputation as a worker of wonders and miracles
One of the best known stories about Anthony is that a novice borrowed his personal psalter without permission. The novice was compelled to return it by a terrifying apparition.
This is the reason put forward for him being the patron saint of lost property.
He died aged only 36. On his death he was one of the quickest to be canonized- less than one year of his death.
In 1946 he was proclaimed a doctor of the church by Pope Pius X11.
Sources
Wikipedia
Saints Over 150 Patron Saints for Today editor Elizabeth Hallam
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