The Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua al Laterano ( it, Sant'Antonio da Padova all'Esquilino, la, S. Antonii Patavini de Urbe) is a Roman Catholic

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church in

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on Via Merulana, one block from the Obelisk of St. John Lateran. It was built for the

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, who needed a new home after they were moved from

Santa Maria in Ara Coeli The Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven ( la, Basilica Sanctae Mariae de Ara coeli in Capitolio, it, Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara coeli al Campidoglio) is a titular basilica in Rome, located on the highest summit of the Campidoglio. I ...

to allow the construction of the

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. The church was consecrated on 4 December 1887 and was elevated to

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status in 1931. On 12 March 1960

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made it a

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as a seat for

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s.Cardinal Title S. Antonio da Padova al Laterano
GCatholic The most recent

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of the ''Titulus Sancti Antonii Patavini de Urbe '' was

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Architecture

Two staircases provide access to the gantry of the church, where a statue of

Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

stands holding the

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. Inside, the church is constructed of three

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s, 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. The paintings of the side altars were done by various artists, mainly Franciscan: ''St. Clare of Assisi'' by Giuseppe Bravi (1844–1908); ''St. Francis of Assisi'' by Franz De Rhoden (1817–1903); ''Japanese Martyrs crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki'' by Cesare Mariani (1826–1901); ''Immaculate Mary'' by Francesco Szoldatiez (1916); ''St. Ludovico di Tolosa'' by Eugenia Pignet (1940). Other paintings were done by the friars Giuseppe Maria Rossi, Caio D' Andrea and Michelangelo Cianti.

List of cardinal priests

Peter Doi Peter Tatsuo Doi (土井辰雄 ''Doi Tatsuo'') (22 December 1892 – 21 February 1970) was a Japanese Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002) "Doi Tatsuo"in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 157. He served as Archbishop of T ...

(28 March 1960 – 21 February 1970) *

António Ribeiro '' Dom'' António II Ribeiro (21 May 1928 – 24 March 1998) was a Portuguese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was Patriarch of Lisbon from 1971 until his death in 1998. Born at São Clemente de Basto, Celorico de Basto, son of Jos� ...

(5 March 1973 – 24 March 1998) *

(21 February 2001 – 4 July 2022)

Notes

References

* Benedetto Pesci, OFM, "Storia della Basilica di S. Antonio" in Official Website of the Basilica: Basilica d
Sant'Antonio al Laterano
Roma *

Mariano Armellini Mariano Armellini (7 February 1852 – 24 February 1896) was an Italian archaeologist and historian. Born in Rome, he was one of the founders of the Pontifical Academy of Martyrs. He is the author of ''Gli antichi cimiteri cristiani di Roma e d' ...

''Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX'', Roma 1891
* C. Rendina, ''Le Chiese di Roma'', Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, p. 37 * C. Cerchiai, ''Rione XV Esquilino'', in AA.VV, ''I rioni di Roma'', Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. III, pp. 968–1014

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Architecture

List of cardinal priests

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