Devotional Candle - St. Anthony of Padua by A. Olivas
Regular Price
$25.50
Sale Price
$22.95
A fine art, giclée print adhered on a Will & Baumer Devotional Candle, 5-day, 6½" tall. Candle is clean burning, smoke-free and drip-free. Artist narrative included (not attached).
Older, unremodeled churches most always count St. Anthony among their pantheon of statues. The saint of Padua is usually sculpted or portrayed holding the child Jesus—or a lily—or a book—or all three—in his arms. A bank of vigil lights will burn in front of the statue.
Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon (now Portugal, then a part of Spain), and given the name of Fernando at Baptism. His parents, Martin and Mary Bulhom, apparently belonged to one of the prominent families of the city.