Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana

Church of Saint Anthony of Padua al Laterano Sant'Antonio da Padova all'Esquilino (in Italian) S. Antonii Patavini de Urbe (in Latin)
Facade of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana.
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Rome
Rite	Latin
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Minor basilica
Leadership	Cláudio Hummes
Patron	Anthony of Padua
Year consecrated	1888
Location
Location	Via Merulana 124-B, Rome, Italy
Shown within Rome
Geographic coordinates	41°53′19.71″N 12°30′14.2″E / 41.8888083°N 12.503944°E / 41.8888083; 12.503944Coordinates: 41°53′19.71″N 12°30′14.2″E / 41.8888083°N 12.503944°E / 41.8888083; 12.503944
Architecture
Architect(s)	Luca Carimini
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	1884
Completed	1888
Materials	Marble
Website
basilica-santantonio-roma.org

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 Aracoeli to allow the construction of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II.

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 present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sancti Antonii Patavini de Urbe is Cláudio Hummes.

Architecture[]

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. 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) The OFM and FMM Japonese Martyrs 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 (28 March 1960 - 21 February 1970)
• António Ribeiro (5 March 1973 – 24 March 1998)
• Cláudio Hummes (21 February 2001 - incumbent)

Notes[]

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana.

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