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St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria

A young doctor who became a priest and founded the Barnabites.

Feast: 5 July · 1502 to 1539 · Reformation and missions · Cremona and Milan, Italy

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Milan, 1530s

Anthony studied medicine at Padua and practiced as a doctor among the poor of Cremona.1

He began teaching the faith too, and soon became a priest.1

In Milan he founded the Barnabites to renew the Church through preaching and the sacraments.

Patronage No official patronage we can cite yet. The Church remembers him as founder of the Barnabites.

01St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria

Forty hours

He spread the devotion of the Forty Hours of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.1

He died at thirty-six.1

Live it this week

Go to adoration for an hour

Anthony spread adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Find an adoration chapel and spend one whole hour with Jesus this week.

Notes

How we know · 1 source for this page
  1. Franciscan Media, Saint of the Day: “Saint Anthony Zaccaria”. franciscanmedia.org. franciscanmedia.org

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