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Anthony of Padua : Franciscan, Preacher, Teacher, Saint.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strappazzon, Valentin.
- Standardized Title:
- Saint Antoine de Padoue : une vie. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Anthony, of Padua, Saint, 1195-1231.
- Anthony.
- Franciscans.
- Franciscans--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- Christian saints--Biography.
- Genre:
- Hagiographies.
- Biographies.
- Biographies
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English. Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- "Anthony of Padua: Franciscan, Preacher, Teacher, Saint represents the culmination of a lifetime of scholarly work by Valentin Strappazzon (d. 2023) on Anthony of Padua and especially on his sermons and spirituality. About 20 years prior to this volume, he had penned a short overview of his life in the popular " Petites Vies" series in the French language. A few years before the publication of the book in question, he edited and published three significant volumes on the sermons of the saint"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Toward a more nuanced portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua
- Part I. 1. Historical and georaphical origins ; 2. Childhood and youth ; 3. Canon regular at Sao Vicente in Lisbon and Sana Cruz in Coimbra ; 4. Anthony: Friar Minor, would-be missionary and preacher ; 5. Provincial in Lombardy and itinerant preacher ; 6. Anthony and Padua: final years and canonization
- Part II. Miracles and popular devotion. 7. Anthony: The worker of miracles
- Part III. An analysis of the miracles and devotion to Saint Anthony. 8. Elements of the devotion to Anthony ; 9. The Anthonian signs and realities they signified
- Part IV. Anthony: theologian, saint, and mystic. 10. The cultural framework of Anthony's theology and spirituality ; 11. Anthony: saintly mystic
- Conclusion
- Notes:
- Originally published in French as Saint Antoine de Padoue: une vie in 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-3865-X
- OCLC:
- 1482003397
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