St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua, also known as St. Anthony of Lisbon since that’s where he was born, was a Franciscan priest. In 1226, he became the Provincial Superior of Northern Italy, apppointed by Pope Gregory IX. He decided to reside in Padua, which is somewhat the center of Northern Italy, if you consider the weight of Venice compared to that of Milan and Torino combined.

He was a well liked saint amongst Italians, in his day and still today. He was liked by St. Francis of Assisi, founder of his order. St. Anthony was known for being a bible scholar and writing inspiring sermons, some of which have been published. St. Francis had him teach new members of their order. He occasionally visited Rome and preach to the papal court. He died at age 35 in the year 1231. He was so admired that the pope listed him as a saint a year afterwards in 1232, the same year they started building a huge basillica in his honor in Padua.

The first set of stamps on this album page, the top eight depict the life of St. Anthony. They are in commemoration of the 700th anniversary of his death. They depict scenes from his life, such as when he entered the Franciscan Order.

The Sailors

The second set of stamps for this page are related to the Regia Marina (i.e., the Royal Marines or Navy). They were founded in 1861 and lasted until the end of the monarcy in 1946. Then the Republic began and they were renamed the Marina Militare (i.e., Marine Military or Navy).

In 1881, the L’Accademia Navale (i., the Naval Academy) was founded in Livono, a coastal town and fishing village in Toscana (i.e., Tuscany). These stamps are in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the naval academy.

Note

It took a bit of time, but I received recently the last stamp I needed on this page, the St. Anthony stamp at the end of the third row. Incidentally, it looks exactly like the first one on that same row – the same color even. The only difference is the perforation isn’t as tight as the other. That little bit makes it’s rarer and thereby more valuable. Thank goodness there’s a dealer locally with a hefty inventory and sells stamps individually and not only in sets. Now this page is finished.

Contains 11 spots: own 11 – 11 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Oct 28, 2022

Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot

own

catalog

subject

description

comment

St. Anthony of Padua

1.1	✓	292	Entering Franciscan Order	20c (mar 1931) comm., purple
1.2	✓	293	The Miracle of the Fish	25c (mar 1931) comm., green
2.1	✓	294	Hermitage of Olivares	30c (mar 1931) comm., brown
2.2	✓	295	St. Anthony Basilica in Padua	50c (mar 1931) comm., purple
2.3	✓	297	Liberation of Slaves	1.25₤ (mar 1931) comm., sky blue
3.1	✓	296	Death of St. Anthony	75c (mar 1931) comm., red
3.2	✓	298	St. Anthony with Poor	5+2.50₤ (mar 1931) semi-postal, green
3.3	✓	299	Death of St. Anthony	75c (mar 1931) comm., red

Royal Naval Academy

4.1	✓	301	Training Ship Amerigo Vespucci Livorno Royal Naval Academy	50c (nov 1931) comm., violet
4.2	✓	300	Tower of Marzocco Livorno Royal Naval Academy	20c (nov 1931) comm., red
4.3	✓	302	Cruiser Trento Livorno Royal Naval Academy	1.25₤ (nov 1931) comm., sky blue

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
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