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St Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195. He was baptised in the Cathedral Church of Old Lisbon. "Fernando" was a revenue officer and knight at the court of Alfonso II, who was the King of Portugal. St Anthony joined the community of Canons Regular of St Augustine in Lisbon when he was 15. At such a young age when he was 17 her was transferred more than175km away to the Augustine Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra. This was renowned for its biblical scholarship. St Anthony spent nine years here and there is every indication that he learned the sacred scriptures off by heart as he spent his whole time there in intense study. He was not ordained at this time because it was custom of the time to be ordained at the age of 30. when the Martyrdom of the first Franciscan Friars whose bodies were brought back from Morocco to Coimbra where he was studying. Fernando was inspired to die for Christ. He was deeply affected by their deaths just five months before he was guest master and he looked after these Friars and knew them all by name.
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