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.

These stamps are like the ones in the main album for the Kingdom of Italy (i.e., St. Anthony of Padua), but are overprinted with the words, Isole Italiane dell’Egeo – which is Italian for the Italian Aegean Islands.

Note

As you can see, I have the first set of stamps, but not the second set. The ones I’m missing are the same as the set on the first page for this section, except that these are overprinted with XXI Congresso Idrologico (i.e., Twenty-Third Hydrological Congress). This set is particularly expensive. They must have issued very few of them.

Contains 16 spots: own 7 – 7 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jan 22, 2024

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	✓	37	Entering Franciscan Order	20c (feb 1931) comm., brown
1.2	✓	38	The Miracle of the Fish	25c (feb 1931) comm., green
2.1	✓	43	St. Anthony with Poor	5+2.50₤ (feb 1931) comm., brown orange
2.2	✓	39	Hermitage of Olivares	30c (feb 1931) comm., light brown
2.3	✓	40	St. Anthony Basilica in Padua	50c (feb 1931) comm., lilac
3.1	✓	41	Death of St. Anthony	75c (feb 1931) comm., carmine rose
3.2	✓	42	Liberation of Slaves	1.25₤ (feb 1931) comm., grey blue

21st Hydrological Congress

4.1	12	Rodi: Windmill	5c (sep 1930) comm., lilac pink	meloni (€ 772) 9 stamps in set.
4.2	13	Rodi: Mideval Ship	10c (sep 1930) comm., grey brown	ibīdem
4.3	14	Rodi: Knight in Armor	20c (sep 1930) comm., red	ibīdem
4.4	15	Rodi: Knight in Armor	25c (sep 1930) comm., green	ibīdem
5.1	16	Rodi: Knight Kneeling	30c (sep 1930) comm., blue	ibīdem
5.2	19	Rodi: Knight Kneeling	5₤ (sep 1930) comm., red lilac	ibīdem
5.3	20	Rodi: Knight Kneeling	10₤ (sep 1930) comm., brown olive	ibīdem
6.1	17	Rodi: Knight Tomb	50c (sep 1930) comm., dark brown	ibīdem
6.2	18	Rodi: Knight Tomb	1.25₤ (sep 1930) comm., blue	ibīdem

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.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.