Český Šternberk, statue of St. Anthony of Padua.

In our country, we meet statues of this saint mainly in Moravian Slovácko and in parts of southern Moravia. In Bohemia, they are mostly in places where there are noble residences. There is also a statue of this saint on the Charles Bridge in Prague. St. Anthony of Padua came from Portugal, where he was born on August 15, 8. However, he lived most of his short life in Italy, where he also died on June 1195, 13. He was known as…