Sveti Anton se je rodil 15. avgusta 1195 portugalskemu plemiču Martinu Bulhões in njegovi ženi Mariji Tereziji Taveira. Njegovo krstno ime je bilo Fernando de Bulhões. Pri petnajstih letih mu je ob porodu umrla mati, kmalu zatem pa je vstopil v avguštinski samostan v Lizboni. Po približno enem letu ga je predstojnik samostana premestil v Coimbro. Tu je leta 1220 kot mlad redovnik prisostvoval čaščenju relikvij prvih frančiškanov mučencev, ki so misijonarji v Maroku, kjer so jih muslimani mučili do smrti. Ferdinanda sta njihova zgodba in trpljenje tako pretresla, da se je odločil prestopiti vred manjših bratov. Želel je oznanjati krščansko vero med muslimani, čeprav je s tem tvegal svoje življenje. Zaradi brodoloma in bolezni ni dospel v Afriko, pač pa se je po rešitvi in okrevanju na Siciliji odpravil v Umbrijo, od koder je po kapitlju odšel s provincialom Gracijanom v Emilijo Romagno. Slučajno so odkrili njegov govorniški talent. Po naročilu sv. Frančiška Asiškega je začel poučevati brate teologijo in je prepotoval velik del Italije in južne Francije. Nazadnje se je ustalil v Padovi.
Saint Anton was born on 15 August 1195 to the Portuguese nobleman Martin Bulhões and his wife Maria Theresa Taveira. His first name was Fernando de Bulhões. At the age of fifteen, his mother died in childbirth, and soon after he entered the Augustinian convent in Lisbon. After about a year, the head of the monastery transferred him to Coimbra. Here, in 1220, as a young monk, he attended the worship of the relics of the first Franciscan martyrs who were missionaries in Morocco, where they were tortured to death by Muslims. Ferdinand was so shaken by their story and suffering that he decided to join the Order of Friars Minor. He wanted to preach the Christian faith among Muslims, even though he risked his life by doing so. Due to shipwreck and illness, he did not reach Africa, but after a rescue and recovery in Sicily, he went to Umbria, from where he left with the Provincial Gratian for Emilia Romagna. They accidentally discovered his oratory talent. By order of St. Francis of Assisi began teaching the brethren theology and traveled much of Italy and southern France. He finally settled in Padua.
Sveti Anton Padovanski je umrl 13. junija 1231 v Arcelli blizu Padove in je najhitreje kanonizirani svetnik v zgodovini katoliške cerkve. Papež Gregor IX. ga je za svetnika razglasil samo enajst mesecev po njegovi smrti.
Saint Anton of Padua died on June 13, 1231 in Arcella near Padua and is the fastest canonized saint in the history of the Catholic Church. Pope Gregory IX he was proclaimed a saint only eleven months after his death.
Najbolj znano njegovo svetišče je znamenita Bazilika sv. Antona Padovanskega v Padovi, kjer hranijo med njegovimi relikvijami tudi njegov nestrohnjeni jezik.
His most famous shrine is the famous Basilica of St. Anton of Padua in Padua, where his unbroken tongue is also kept among his relics.
Prečna pri Novem mestu je v pisnih virih prvikrat navedena okrog leta 1180, leta 1365 pa tudi reka Prečna, danes bolj znana kot Temenica.
Prečna near Novo mesto was first mentioned in written sources around 1180, and in 1365 also the river Prečna, today better known as Temenica.
Župnijska cerkev sv. Antona Padovanskega v Prečni je bila ena prvih velikih cerkvenih arhitektur, pozidanih v prvi četrtini 20. stoletja na Dolenjskem, ki so nadomestile starejše srednjeveške stavbe. Župnija ima poleg župnijske cerkve svetega Antona Padovanskega v Prečni še dve podružnici: Marije vnebovzete v Straži in sv. Martina v Zalogu. Obe sta starejši od župnijske.
The parish church of St. Anton Padovanski in Prečna was one of the first large church architectures built in the first quarter of the 20th century in Dolenjska, which replaced older medieval buildings. In addition to the parish church of St. Anthony of Padua in Prečna, the parish has two other branches: the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Straža and Sv. Martin in Stock. Both are older than the parish.
Danes v župnijo Prečna spadajo samostojna vaška naselja Prečna, Češča vas, Groblje, Loke, Kuzarjev Kal, Suhor, Podgora in Zalog. Vanjo sodi tudi Dolenja Straža, ki je bila leta 1979 združena z Gorenjo Stražo v enotno naselje Straža. V župnijo spadata tudi prej samostojni, danes močno urbanizirani vaški naselji Bršljin in Cegelnica z zaselkom Lastovče, ki sta bili leta 1979 uradno priključeni Novemu mestu. Skozi dvajseto stoletje je župnijo vodilo osem župnikov, kot zadnji med njimi Anton Marinko, ki je tu preživel 13 let.
Today, the parish of Prečna includes the independent village settlements of Prečna, Češča vas, Groblje, Loke, Kuzarjev Kal, Suhor, Podgora and Zalog. It also includes Dolenja Straža, which in 1979 was merged with Gorenja Straža into a single settlement Straža. The parish also includes the previously independent, today heavily urbanized village settlements of Bršljin and Cegelnica with the hamlet of Lastovče, which were officially annexed to Novo mesto in 1979. Throughout the twentieth century, the parish was led by eight pastors, the last of whom was Anton Marinko, who spent 13 years here.
Župnijska cerkev v Prečni, ki stoji na rahli vzpetini nad lokalno cesto Novo mesto–Straža, je bila pozidana po načrtih arhitekta Josipa Vancaša iz Sarajeva. Priprave na njeno gradnjo so se začele leta 1894, ko je župnik Anton Šmidovnik ljudem oznanil, da bodo namesto stare cerkve sv. Elije postavili novo, posvečeno sv. Antonu Padovanskemu. Novo cerkev je 13. junija 1910 posvetil ljubljanski škof Anton Bonaventura Jeglič, teden dni kasneje pa je bilo pri sv. Antonu prvo farno žegnanje. Cerkev sv. Antona Padovanskega v Prečni je bila ena prvih velikih cerkvenih arhitektur, pozidanih v prvi četrtini 20. stoletja na Dolenjskem, ki so nadomestile starejše srednjeveške stavbe.
The parish church in Prečna, which stands on a slight hill above the local road Novo mesto – Straža, was built according to the plans of the architect Josip Vancaš from Sarajevo. Preparations for its construction began in 1894, when the parish priest Anton Šmidovnik announced to the people that instead of the old church of St. Elijah erected a new one, dedicated to St. Anton Padovanski. The new church was consecrated on 13 June 1910 by the Bishop of Ljubljana Anton Bonaventura Jeglič, and a week later it was at St. Anton's first parish blessing. Church of St. Anton Padovanski in Prečna was one of the first large church architectures built in the first quarter of the 20th century in Dolenjska, which replaced older medieval buildings.
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Pazite na radovedne oči. Med vikendi je lahko mesto zelo obiskano in sosednje igrišče polno. Watch out for curious eyes. On weekends, the place can be very crowded and nearby playground full.
