Saint António

Santo António or Fernando Antônio de Bulhões, his birth name, was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 15, 1195. From a noble and wealthy family, he was the only son of Martinho de Bulhões, an officer in the army of Dom Afonso and Tereza Taveira. Its initial formation was made by the canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. Antônio liked to study and to be more collected.