Saint Anthony of Padua (Ferdinand)
Born in Lisbon in 1195, Ferdinand became Anthony upon joining the Franciscans to seek martyrdom. A prodigious preacher a…
Place
Lisbon
PT
6 saints associated
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
A Christian virgin of Caesarea, Dorothy refused to sacrifice to idols before the judge Sapricius. After converting two a…
Blessed Ignatius of Azevedo and his companions
A Portuguese Jesuit and visitor to the missions in Brazil, Ignatius of Azevedo was martyred in 1570 with thirty-nine com…
Blessed John de Britto
A 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit, John de Britto dedicated his life to the evangelization of India, adopting local custo…
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
Born Giulio Cesare in Brindisi, Lawrence became an eminent Capuchin, theologian, and diplomat in the service of the papa…
Saint Peter Gonzalez (Saint Elmo)
A Spanish nobleman who became a Dominican after a humiliating fall from his horse, Peter Gonzalez served as an advisor t…