Frei Galvão

St. Anthony of St. Ann Galvão, O.F.M.
Painting by an unknown painter (circa 1850)
Friar
Born	1739 Guaratinguetá, Brazil, Portuguese Empire
Died	23 December 1822 (aged 82-83) São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Order of Friars Minor and Brazil)
Beatified	8 April 1997, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	11 May 2007, Campo de Marte Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrine	, São Paulo, Brazil
Feast	11 May
Patronage	World Youth Day 2013

Anthony of St. Ann Galvão, O.F.M. (Portuguese: Antônio de Sant'Anna Galvão, IPA: [ˈsɐ̃tw ɐ̃ˈtõn̠ʲʊ dʒɪ sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃nɐ ɡaʊ̯ˈvɐ̃w]), commonly known in Brazil as Frei (Friar) Galvão (IPA: [ˈfɾej ɡawˈvɐ̃w] (1739–December 23, 1822), was a Portuguese friar of the Franciscan Order. One of the best-known religious figures in colonial Brazil, renowned for his healing powers, Galvão was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on May 11, 2007, becoming the first Brazilian-born saint. He was the second Brazilian to be proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church, after Austro-Hungarian-born Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, C.I.I.C., canonized in 2002.

Galvão was born in the freguesia of Santo Antonio of Guaratinguetá, in the State of São Paulo. He was the fourth of ten children in a deeply religious family of high social and political status. His father, Antônio Galvão de França, was the Captain of the village. Although he was active in the world of politics and commerce, Anthony the father also belonged to the Third Order of Saint Francis and was known for his generosity. His mother, Isabel Leite de Barros, was from a farming family, and was a great-granddaughter of the famous bandeirante explorer Fernão Dias Pais, known as the "Emerald Hunter". She gave birth to eleven children before her premature death in 1755, at age 38. Equally known for her generosity, Isabel was found to have given away all of her clothes to the poor at the time of her death.