VITA MIRACOLI E PRIVILEGI DI S. ANTONIO DI PADOVA ESPRESSI IN XL RAMI

Padova: Gio. Antonio Conzatti, 1786. Octavo, [4], 5-95 pages; VG; bound in patterned paper wraps, plain spine with mild cracking, some rubbing; ex-library stamp on verso of title page; indice in rear;

With engraved title page, 33 engraved plates taking up 2/3 of the page (one plate occurring twice), 1 full page plate, 4 other plates; The plates depict snapshots of the Life of Saint Anthony, especially notable not only for their depictions of relics, but for the details they give of city life of the period.

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An extremely scarce edition, predating the also scarce 1791, 139 page edition. This edition is not in Worldcat.;

Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of lost things.;