Church of Saint Anthony of Padua al Laterano | |
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Sant'Antonio da Padova all'Esquilino (in Italian) S. Antonii Patavini de Urbe (in Latin) | |
41°53′19.71″N12°30′14.2″E / 41.8888083°N 12.503944°E | |
Location | Via Merulana 124-B, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Latin |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Minor basilica, titular church |
Dedication | Anthony of Padua |
Consecrated | 1888 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Luca Carimini |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1884 |
Completed | 1888 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Marble |
Administration | |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Américo Aguiar |
The Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua al Laterano (Italian : Sant'Antonio da Padova all'Esquilino, Latin : S. Antonii Patavini de Urbe) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome on Via Merulana, one block from the Obelisk of St. John Lateran. It was built for the Order of Friars Minor, who needed a new home after they were moved from Santa Maria in Ara Coeli to allow the construction of the Victor Emmanuel II Monument.
The church was consecrated on 4 December 1887 and was elevated to minor basilica status in 1931. [1]
On 12 March 1960 Pope John XXIII made it a titular church as a seat for cardinals. [2] The current cardinal priest of the Titulus Sancti Antonii Patavini de Urbe is Américo Aguiar.
Two staircases provide access to the gantry of the church, where a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua stands holding the Christ Child. Inside, the church is constructed of three naves, divided by two columns of pillars made of pink marble. The general decoration of the church was done by Friar Bonaventura Loffredo da Alghero in 1889–1890. The fresco of the apotheosis of the Franciscan family in the apse area of the sanctuary was done by Friar Loffredo.
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Preceded by Sant'Andrea della Valle | Landmarks of Rome Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana | Succeeded by Sant'Apollinare, Rome |