Saint Anthony of Padua with Child | Resin figurine

Saint Anthony of Padua with Child | Resin figurine

• Figurine made of resin.
• 21 centimeters in height.
• Includes a base with a square base of 7.5 x 7.5 cm.
• Polychrome finish. 
• Image of Saint Anthony with:
  • The Child Jesus on the left arm. 
  • Rosary. 
  • Franciscan cord. 
  • Lilies in the hand of the Child. 
  • Book.

Saint Anthony of Padua, the Doctor Evangelicus of the Catholic Church

Saint Anthony, also known as Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon,  was a saint of Portuguese origin who was born in the city of Lisbon at the end of the 12th century.

He achieved great fame and respect from his contemporaries for his profound knowledge of the Holy Scripture, marked by his missionary vocation and his tireless preaching work. 

His deep knowledge and his great evangelizing work in Italy and France earned him the nickname Doctor Evangelicus.

He was canonized in 1232 and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pius XII in 1946.

Responsory prayer to Saint Anthony of Padua to find lost objects

Popular tradition links Saint Anthony of Padua with the recovery of lost objects. It is common for the faithful to direct their prayers, orations, novenas, and general prayers to Saint Anthony seeking his intercession to find things that have been lost. 

Some sources relate the prayers to Saint Anthony with finding lost objects to a passage in the life of the Saint. According to what is known, the Saint had lost a book that he greatly cherished. Distressed by the loss of such a valuable volume, he prayed fervently to God to recover the book. 

Such was the faith with which Saint Anthony performed his prayer, that the Child Jesus appeared to him and returned the beloved book. 

Saint Anthony of Padua figurine

Saint Anthony of Padua is one of the Catholic Saints who inspires the greatest devotion in the world. So much so that Pope Leo XII called him the saint of the whole world.

The recognition and devotion around the world has resulted in a great variety of representations of the Saint. 

The most common figure of Saint Anthony on altars is the one that represents the Saint in the Franciscan habit, with the figure of the Child Jesus in his arms and numerous books.

The presence of the Child Jesus is due to the famous apparition witnessed by Saint Anthony. In it, the Child Jesus returned a missing book to him.

In relation to the books in the hand or next to the figure of the Saint, they are an attribute related to the great knowledge of the sacred texts that Saint Anthony had.