Antony of Padua
ST., was born at Lisbon, Aug. 15, 1195, and, on his father's side, was related to Godfrey of Bouillon. He was at first an Augustinian monk; but in 1220 he entered the , and became one of its most active propagators. He_preached in the S. of France and upper Italy, and died at Padua, June 13, 1231. He was canonized by Gregory IX. in the following year. He himself practiced the most severe asceticism , and opposed vigorously the movement for mitigating the severity of the Franciscan rule led Cortona. of the Franciscan rule led by Elias of