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He is the patron saint of Padua and many places in Portugal and in the countries of the former Portuguese Empire. [13] He is especially invoked and venerated all over the world as the patron saint for the recovery of lost items and is credited with many miracles involving lost people, lost things and even lost spiritual goods. [13] [14]
In local Orthodox tradition, Saint Fanourios has been since known as the patron saint of lost objects. When a lost object is revealed or found, followers of Saint Fanourios have often baked Propitiation [clarification needed] in memory of his mother. His mother was known as a cruel sinner, sent to hell because of her shameful life.
Saint Anthony, Antony, or Antonius most often refers to Anthony of Padua, otherwise known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon, who is the patron saint of lost things in Christianity. This name may also refer to:
Those seeking lost items or people - Anthony of Padua [27] Those who work at great heights - Erasmus of Formiae; Tile makers - Fiacre, Roch; Town criers - Blaise; Toymakers - Claude La Colombière, Nicholas of Myra; Translators - Jerome, [18] Gottschalk; Trappers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Eustachius
Jude is the patron saint of the Chicago Police Department, of Customs Officers, of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (a soccer team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and of two St Jude's GAA teams, the first in Templeogue Dublin 6W and also St Jude's GAA club in Southampton & Bournemouth (UK). His other patronages include desperate situations and hospitals.
The future patron saint of prisoners, drug addicts and journalists was born in Poland on Jan. 8, 1894, as Raymund Kolbe, the second son of Julius Kolbe and Maria Dąbrowska. ... In late July 1941 ...
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.
A Greek dessert called a Fanouropita (Gr. Φανουρόπιτα) is often baked on the feast day of Saint Phanourios by Eastern Orthodox Christians, but is also baked on other days. It is a lenten cake baked in commemoration of the saint, and for hopes to find lost objects.