Editing Anthony of Padua (section)

=== Portugal, Spain and Brazil ===
[[File:Igreja de Santo Antônio, Teresópolis.jpg|thumb|Santo Antônio (Saint Anthony) Church in [[Teresópolis]], [[Brazil]]]]
[[File:CatedralFrederico.jpg|thumb|Cathedral of the diocese of Santo Antônio, in the municipality of [[Frederico Westphalen]], northwest of the state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]].]]
Saint Anthony is known in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil as a marriage saint, because legends exist of him reconciling couples. His feast day, 13 June, is Lisbon's municipal holiday, celebrated with parades and marriages. He is one of the saints celebrated in the Brazilian ''[[Festa Junina]]'', along with [[John the Baptist]] and [[Saint Peter]]. The festivities arount him, specifically, is known as the "Trezena de Junho", or thristeen days of june, when devotion to St. Anthony intensifies in the days leading up to his feast. Saint Anthony is patron saint of at least 105 cities through Brazil, in 10 states, being one of the most venerated saints in that country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=Santo Antônio: devoção, missão, milagres e tradições - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/pt/igreja/news/2024-06/dia-de-santo-antonio-renan-dantas-12-junho-2024.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=pt}}</ref> 

He is venerated in Mogán Village in [[Gran Canaria]], where his feast day is celebrated every year with oversized objects carried through the streets for the fiesta. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moganguide.com/Church.html|title=Church of San Antonio El Chico|first=Mogan|last=Media|website=www.moganguide.com}}</ref>