The unknown miracles of Saint Anthony: the heart of the miser

Today we will tell you about 3 miracles that happened thanks to St. Anthony.

The heart of the miser

In Tuscany one day, while Antonio is in church, the funeral of a man is being celebrated very rich man. While the service was taking place, Antonio felt the need to cry out not to bury the man in a consecrated place, as heartless.

Those present remain upset and shocked. A heated discussion ensues until it is decided to call the doctors and reopen the coffin. Once opened it turns out that the man was really heartless. His heart had been kept in the safe along with his money.

The meeting with Ezzelino

Antonio defended i poor and the oppressed throughout his life. One of the testimonies reports on the meeting with the notorious tyrant Ezzelino da Romano. When Antonio learned of the massacre of men he perpetrated, he wanted to meet him.

Arrived in front of the man, he addressed him with terrible phrases, making him understand that the Sir he would punished for his barbarities. Ezzelino, instead of killing the Saint, told his guards to accompany him to the exit. When asked why he hadn't punished him, the man said he saw on his face some kind of divine lightning, who had it terrified to the point of having had the sensation of falling into hell.

The sermon to the fish

This story takes place in Rimini, at a time when the city was in the hands of a group of heretics. When the Franciscan missionary arrived in the city, the leaders gave the order to lock him in a wall of silence. Antonio was isolated, he had no one to say a word to. He walks and praying and walked towards the sea. There he started talking to i fish, who miraculously emerged from the water by the thousands to listen to his words.