Ante Antić

Venerable Ante Antić, OFMC (16 April 1893 – 4 March 1956) was a Croatian Catholic priest, Capuchin and spiritual writer, known for his spiritual leadership, confessions, and letters. According to Croatian Encyclopedia, he was a "charismatic figure in contemporary Croatian religious history". His beatification process was opened in 1984. He is known under the nickname "Dobri otac" ('Good Father').

Biography Antić was born in Prvić Šepurine village on Prvić island near Šibenik, in a family with nine children. During pregnancy, his mother found herself in a seastorm in which she prayed to Anthony of Padua, thus consequently naming him after the saint. He finished the first six grades of elementary school in Zaton. A year before going to seminary, he got tuberculosis, which followed him for his whole life. The proceedings have been conducted in Rome since 1995. The proclamation of the validity of the proceedings was issued on 20 October 1995. The Positio was published in 2006. The proclamation of heroic virtues was published on 5 May 2015. At that time, he received the title of venerable Servant of God. The postulator is Fr. Giovangiuseppe Califano.