Editing Anthony of Padua (section)

== Saint and Doctor of the Church ==
[[File:Friedrich Pacher - St Anthony of Padua and St Francis of Assisi - WGA16806.jpg|thumb|''St Anthony of Padua and St Francis of Assisi'' by Friedrich Pacher]]
[[File:Basilica de Sant'Antonio 1.jpg|alt= Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua -Padua, Italy|thumb|[[Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua]] – Padua, Italy]]
Anthony was [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope Gregory IX]] on 30 May 1232, at [[Spoleto]], Italy, less than one year after his death.{{sfn|Dal-Gal|1907}} In the words of Pope [[Benedict XVI]]:
{{blockquote|The richness of spiritual teaching contained in the ''Sermons'' was so great that in 1946 [[Venerable]] [[Pope Pius XII]] proclaimed Anthony a Doctor of the Church, attributing to him the title ''Doctor evangelicus'', since the freshness and beauty of the Gospel emerge from these writings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.english.op.org/godzdogz/saints-and-study/|title = Saints and Study|date = 26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20100210_en.html |author=Pope Benedict XVI |title=GENERAL AUDIENCE |date=10 February 2010 |access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>}}