St. Anthony Research Paper
Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes, on August 15, 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal where he was raised by a wealthy family. At the age of 15 he entered the religious order of St. Augustine and two years later, he was sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, where he began nine years of intense study of Theology and Latin. He was ordained to priesthood and placed in charge of hospitality and named guest master of his Abbey. Attracted to the simple Gospel lifestyle of the Franciscan Order, Fernando obtained permission from his superiors to join the order. He invested the Franciscan habit and lifestyle and began to learn the teachings of the holy founder, St. Francis and took the name “Anthony”. Upon his travels to Morocco to fulfill
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Anthony’s miracles came while he was preaching throughout Italy. He came across a town of Heretics, where they challenged his teachings and belief in God. One heretic advised him that he would believe that Christ was truly present in the Eucharist only if his mule bowed down to it. With that the heretic starved his mule for three days. When the time came, St. Anthony stood to one side with Eucharist in hand while the heretic stood on the other side with food for the mule. The mule ignored the food that the heretic was holding and kneeled down before the Sacred Sacrament. Another miracle came when he traveled to the city of Rimini. People of that town was ordered to ignore him, therefore, no one showed up for his homilies. St. Anthony then walked along the outside of the town and came across the Marecchia River. There he began to give his homilies to crowds of fish. He said “Fish of the river and sea, listen to the Word of God because heretics do not wish to hear it!” Suddenly about a thousand fish appeared. When the town people saw this miracle, they gathered around to listen to St. Anthony’s sermons. Death came on June 13, 1231 when St. Anthony became sick with ergotism, also known as St. Anthony’s fire, a poisoning from an ingredient that can be found in rye and cereals. His body was sent back to Padura for
Anthony’s miracles came while he was preaching throughout Italy. He came across a town of Heretics, where they challenged his teachings and belief in God. One heretic advised him that he would believe that Christ was truly present in the Eucharist only if his mule bowed down to it. With that the heretic starved his mule for three days. When the time came, St. Anthony stood to one side with Eucharist in hand while the heretic stood on the other side with food for the mule. The mule ignored the food that the heretic was holding and kneeled down before the Sacred Sacrament. Another miracle came when he traveled to the city of Rimini. People of that town was ordered to ignore him, therefore, no one showed up for his homilies. St. Anthony then walked along the outside of the town and came across the Marecchia River. There he began to give his homilies to crowds of fish. He said “Fish of the river and sea, listen to the Word of God because heretics do not wish to hear it!” Suddenly about a thousand fish appeared. When the town people saw this miracle, they gathered around to listen to St. Anthony’s sermons. Death came on June 13, 1231 when St. Anthony became sick with ergotism, also known as St. Anthony’s fire, a poisoning from an ingredient that can be found in rye and cereals. His body was sent back to Padura for