Talk:Anthony of Padua/Archive 1

Canonization
Anthony is the 2nd fastest canonization in history, not the fastest, see link in main article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.141.216 (talk) 00:50, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Miracles
The article asserts Anthony's miracles as if they actually happened, which is a PoV, to say the least. Velho 23:33, 13 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Speaking as a Catholic, I have to agree. A little less hagiography would be in order. Jhobson1 23:09, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

I didn't see the earlier version but in removing the hagiography you went to far with the edit. There is nothing in this article which makes clear why this person should have an article in Wikipedia at all. Part of the problem has its roots in the wiki practice of not labeling saints as such. Anthony of Padua has an article soully because he is a Catholic Saint. That means that certain people BELIEVE or say certain things about him. The article should say: such and such a miracle is PROPORTED, or it is (was) CLAIMED he was visited by demons, etc. Footnotes would then lead to the claim, not a demonstrable fact. Saints by definition are largely matters of legend, believed by some, ignored by many. So calling the Article Saint Anthony of Padua (Lisbon) rather than POV, clarifies his place, and establishes that it will be largely beliefs and legends that will be covered. Only saints like Thomas More who had a historically importance beyond being named saints should be treated as purely historical biography, and even they might need a separate "Saint" article. I haven't looked at the Jesus article lately, but it must be a brief article indeed if it sticks to established hitorical facts. The same would be true of the Buddha, Mohammad, ot Lao-Tsu. I move that the miracles claims be replaced with the appropriate disclaimers that they are not put forth as facts, and the article be renamed St. Anthony of Padua. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.16.146.33 (talk • contribs)


 * There are multiple problems with what you are saying. First off, the fact that this isn't called "Saint Anthony" is due to Wiki policies of titles.  The Catholic church and a few other denominations call him a Saint, but not every denomination recongnizes him as such.  He doesn't have an article just because he is a Saint he has an article because he did a lot of things, including was one of the early members of the Franciscan order and had a major hand in the development of the Order.  Just because you don't think what he did was on the level of Thomas More doesn't make it so.Marauder40 (talk) 18:38, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

American Indians
"...against American Indians" ?!?!?!?!?! olivier 08:39, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)

Disambiguation of St. Vincent
I changed the link from Saint Vincent to Vincent of Saragossa. I couldn't directly verify that it was that Vincent that the abbey is named after, but given that it's in Lisbon it seems almost guaranteed that Saragossa is the saint which is intended here. -- Deville (Talk) 16:12, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Disambiguation of Evangelical (Doctor)
The word "Evangelical" in the phrase "Evangelical Doctor" was linked to the Evangelical disambiguation page. A brief search suggested to me that this should be disambiguated to Gospel (i.e. the books written by the Evangelists) as a source of inspiration for Anthony, but I'm wondering whether it should link to Evangelism instead. Perhaps someone who is more familiar with why Anthony is called the Evangelical Doctor could confirm whether I've pointed to the right place or else change the link? Thanks. Paddles TC 08:01, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Birth year
His birth year is not certain. It took place probably betwen 1190-1195. Tradition says he died aged c. 36. The exact day and month isn´t also known, it was created by tradition too. User:Mistico 21:41, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

What's in a name?
Why does this article identify St. Anthony as being born Fernando but refer to him throughout as Ferdinand? (72.237.127.253 14:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC))

Saint Anthony of Lisbon?
Note that throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, St. Anthony is known as St. Anthony of Lisbon, and while it's not the patron saint of Lisbon (the honour falling to Saint Vincent of Saragossa), it's the country's most popular saint (being the second patron of Portugal), specially on the southern parts. He's the patron of lovers, and known as "St. Anthony the Matchmaker" (he allegedly was a good mediator of conflicts between couples in his lifetime), and lots of popular cults have sprouted over the ages related to that — on the saint's day, June 13th, "St. Anthony's Brides" celebrate marriages at his church in Lisbon which are sponsored by the Lisbon Town Hall for the poor who cannot afford the cost of a celebration. June's popular feasts, throughout the older parts of the city, are a major attraction and focus for many tourists, and the highlight is St. Anthony's day, a local holiday on several cities in Portugal (again, more commonly in the south and around Lisbon, like Cascais).

The official name of the saint is however traditionally of the city where he died, not the one where he was born and raised. About 300 million people (Catholics or not) in eight Portuguese-speaking countries, however, recognise St. Anthony as being of Lisbon. There are a lot of trivia related to St. Anthony; to this day, he draws a military salary from a regiment in Lagos (in the south part of Portugal) as well as from a Brazilian unit, since in both cases, these military units have pledged the saint for help against their foes in battles on the 17th century. Almost all homes in Catholic Portuguese-speaking countries will have some sort of image of St. Anthony, or even "St. Anthony's Bread" that is popularly given away on the saint's day and preserved for a whole year.

The Portuguese page for Saint Anthony tends to illustrate several of those trivia and gives a more popular account of St. Anthony's live and popular cult. He's definitely by far the most beloved saint of all Portuguese-speaking Catholics.Gwyneth Llewelyn 01:52, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Theresa of Avila was from Avila, didn't die there. Catherine of Siena was from Siena, didn't die there. Peter of Verona was from Verona, didn't die there. Where did the idea come from that saints are named for the town where they died? 19:50, 22 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.155.49.228 (talk)

Eu tenho uma raiva sob esse 'Brazilian Valentine's Day"' Oi que falsidade!
Oi! Que ridiculo diser que o Brasil se celebra o 'Valentine's Day."' No Brasil e muito diferente, e se chama Dia dos Namorados.  Bem diferente -- esse dia e somente pro homens e mulheres que querem casar -- not like Estados Unidos quando os meninos deram cartoes a todo o mundo!

TRANSLATION -- The idea that there is a Brazilian Valentine's Day is INFURIORATING! Wow! It is Called "Dia dos Namorados" and has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the American Tradition of Valentine's Day no anything to do with Saint Valentine (who was not a true saint any how!) I cannot believe the ignorance in this section of this article! Dia dos Namorados is ONLY for male/female couples who are ENGAGED to be married -- it is not for people married with or without children, not for gay couples, not for dating people, etc and CERTAINLY not for children to give cards to teachers and each other. Dia dos Namorados again has NOTHING to do with Valentine's day and is a VERY SERIOUS holiday full of ritual in hopes for a happy marriage and successful reproduction of both male and female children (one traditionally to enter Church service as a priest and another a nun... hence necessary to have at least two female and two male children!) - IN BRAZIL IT IS ALSO A TRADITION TO BE "ENGAGED" FOR 1 SOLID YEAR - hence, Every couple will do the ritual of Dia dos Namorados...  (not Valentine's Day!)  Many of us who are form other parts of the world find Wikipedia to be extremely Americentric!!! Rednath (talk) 15:47, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I believe every thing in the story is true and nothing is wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.198.18 (talk) 02:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

August 15, 1195?
I noticed that some guys just added "August 15" to Anthony's year of birth (1195), but that can't be right. Last time I checked, all sources say that Anthony was born just by the birth year of 1195. That "August 15, 1195" thing just doesn't seem to fit in with his birth year. --Angeldeb82 (talk) 21:59, 6 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll remove it. I can't find any record of the specific date, either. carl bunderson (talk) (contributions) 17:22, 13 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, this link — Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition (Wikisource) — is listed in the article's References section (at number 4). In that link, it states: "[He] was born at Lisbon on the 15th of August 1195."  Thanks.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:10, 13 June 2011 (UTC))

First internal line of article
IT IS: BUT, HERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE:

Discuss which one you like best! Twipley (talk) 14:41, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Miracles
hello i think that there should be a section for miracles because i am in year 6 and trying to find out hs miracles and i cant be bothered reading the hole thing.i am aslo using him as my saint. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.130.82.27 (talk) 05:08, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

link
Footnote 2 links to a Saint of the Day page; and the "saint" for today is Blessed Raymond Lull; although it appears that this reference will once again be accurate on June 13, 2012.--Mannanan51 (talk) 02:56, 27 June 2011 (UTC)mannanan51
 * Fixed. — AlekJDS talk 06:11, 27 June 2011 (UTC)