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Saint Anthony's Parish is a community of
people who gather to pray and celebrate the Eucharist, giving praise and
thanks to God for his love. We do this in many activities that are part of
our parish life; religious education, outreach, RCIA, prayer groups, and
social events. Our purpose is to bring Christ to all who want Him in their
lives. We encourage you to become an active member of our parish community in
serving God and our neighbor. As pastor I hope that I can assist you and your
family in coming closer to our God, and in celebrating God in our lives. We
welcome you in the name of Christ, and hope that you will be at home in our
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The
rich history of St. Anthony’s Church began in 1859 when the Archbishop
of San Francisco created a new parish in the little quicksilver mining
community of New Almaden, in SanJose. The first St. Anthony’s church
was erected on Mine Hill under the guardianship of Father Picardo. That
church later burned down and a second one was built in its place, which was
also destroyed by fire. The third church was erected on the Mine Hill site in
1885. It served the community of miners for many years, but when the vein of
the quicksilver mines was lost, the church was torn down in 1912. The church
on Mine Hill was three miles away, and in 1899 Senora Guadalupe Matera, a
widow and proprietress of the Hacienda boardinghouse made a vow that if her
son Tony returned safely from the Spanish-American War, she would do all she
could to have a church built closer to the Hacienda. Senora Madera raised the
money to build the church and the Quicksilver Mining Company donated the
land. St. Anthony’s church was built on its present site in 1899.
Antonio Madera, for whom the church was named, returned safely from the war
and attended the new church with his mother. In token of thanksgiving, Senora
Madera and her son proceeded from the church door to the communion rail on
their knees. Until
1963, St. Anthony’s was cared for by St. Joseph’s Parish, and
later by St. Patrick’s Parish of the Diocese of San Jose. Members of
Holy Spirit Parish took over its care in 1963. In June, 1975, Fr. Thomas
McMahon became the first Administrator of Saint Anthony's. Fr. Leonel
Noia became the first Pastor of St. Anthony's when our community became a
parish on |
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About St. Anthony St. Anthony of Padua is
our Patron Saint. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195. He entered the
Franciscan order where he spent the last eleven years of his life and died in
Italy of |
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