Antonius (of Padua)

Japanese: アントニウス[パドバの]（英語表記）Antonius

1195‐1231
A saint and Doctor of the Church who died near Padua, Italy. His first name was Ferdinand. Born into a distinguished family in Lisbon, he joined the Augustinian canon at the age of 15, but moved to Coimbra in 1212. While studying there, he was moved by the sight of the remains of five Franciscans who had been martyred in Morocco passing through the town in 1220, and became a Franciscan thereafter, taking the name Antonius. He was active in Italy from 1221 onwards, and was widely revered by the people not only for his eloquence and scholarship, but also for his devotion to poverty.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1195‐1231
イタリアのパドバ近郊に没した聖人，教会博士。最初の名はフェルナンド。リスボンの名家に生まれ，15歳でアウグスティヌス会派聖堂参事会に入るが，1212年コインブラに移り，ここで勉学中の20年モロッコで殉教したフランシスコ会士5人の遺骸がこの町を通るのを見て感動して同会士となり，以後アントニウスと名のる。21年以後イタリアで活動，その雄弁と学識のみならず，清貧に徹した人柄は生前から広く民衆に敬愛された。

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