St. Anthony: The Wonder-Worker of Padua

by Charles Warren Stoddard

Overview

Perhaps the most moving preacher in Medieval Europe, St. Anthony of Padua, the son of a wealthy family in Portugal, gave up everything to follow Christ and join the Franciscans. This touching book recounts the wonderful life of this popular saint and Doctor of the Church. Come see what made St. Anthony so popular during his life and what makes him such an appealing saint for people today

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780895559821
Publisher:	TAN Books
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	126
Sales rank:	468,166
File size:	541 KB

About the Author

Charles Warren Stoddard was born at Rochester, New York in 1843. He began his writing career with various letters and poems, which received high praise. While visiting Molokai he became well acquainted with Father Damien, about whom he wrote The Lepers of Molokai, a work which did much for the priest's esteem. He was received into the Catholic Church in 1867, and held a tender devotion for the faith. Charles Stoddard is the author of Idyls, A Troubled Heart and How It Was Comforted, For the Pleasure of His Company, and St. Anthony, the Wonder Worker of Padua. He died in 1909 at Monterey, California.