Blessed Anthony of Saxony
Blessed Anthony of Saxony (died c. 1340 AD in Germany) was a German Dominican friar who was known for his holiness and preaching ministry in the Rhineland and Saxony region. He is venerated in the Dominican tradition of the German Dominican province. His feast day is February 7.
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| Blessed Anthony of Saxony | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | February 07 |
| Profession | Dominican friar (Order of Preachers); preacher; contemplative of the Rhenish-Saxon mystical tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Dominican Order; 14th-century German Dominican province (Teutonia); Rhineland-Saxon Catholic culture; Dominican mystical tradition |
| Patronage | Saxony; Germany; Dominican friars; the German Dominican mystical tradition; preachers |
| Attributes | Dominican habit (white tunic and black mantle); cross; a book of theology; German landscape; preaching gesture |
| Birthplace | Saxony, Germany (Holy Roman Empire) |
| Death Place | Germany (Holy Roman Empire) |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. February 7, 1340, in the Rhineland or Saxony area of the Holy Roman Empire; he was a Dominican friar (Order of Preachers) who lived the Dominican life of prayer and preaching in the German Dominican province; the 14th-century German Dominican province was one of the most intellectually vibrant in the Order, producing Master Eckhart (c. 1260–1328), Blessed Henry Suso (c. 1295–1366), Blessed John Tauler (c. 1300–1361), and many other mystical theologians; Anthony of Saxony belongs to this tradition; February 7 feast recognized locally |
| Primary Shrine | Germany — local Dominican veneration; February 7 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; February 7 feast locally in the Dominican Order and in Germany |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar; Dominican calendar |
Biography
Anthony of Saxony was a Dominican friar from the Saxony region of the Holy Roman Empire. He lived and ministered in the German Dominican province (Teutonia) in the 14th century — the period of the great Dominican Rhenish mysticism of Eckhart, Suso, and Tauler.
He is venerated in the Dominican tradition of Germany for holiness and preaching. He died c. February 7, 1340.
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Birth location: Saxony, Germany (Holy Roman Empire)
Death location: Germany (Holy Roman Empire)
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Blessed Anthony of Saxony was a 14th-century German Dominican friar venerated for holiness and preaching, in the same era and province as the great German Dominican mystics Eckhart, Suso, and Tauler. Local cult in the Dominican tradition. Feast February 7.
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