Couples like fishmongers Tania Silva and Orlando Antunes, who are getting a one-off taste of mega-fame on the eve of Saint Anthony day on Jun. “We always joked that we would one day get married for Saint Anthony. All in all, 16 couples are getting married, five of them in a civil ceremony. Single people tooThe wedding tradition was created in 1958 by the now-defunct Diario Popular newspaper. Saint Anthony of Padua was a Portuguese Catholic priest born in the 12th century and widely believed to have potent matchmaking skills.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 13, 2019 15:11 UTC