June 24, 2013
A worshipper prays before a statue of St. Anthony of Padua on his feast day, June 13, at St. Anthony Shrine in Paterson, N.J. St. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar who was known for his gifted preaching and who died in Italy in 1231.

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Prayers to St. Anthony

A worshipper prays before a statue of St. Anthony of Padua on his feast day, June 13, at St. Anthony Shrine in Paterson, N.J.

St. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar who was known for his gifted preaching and who died in Italy in 1231.