Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana

Church of Saint Anthony of Padua on Via Tuscolana Santi Antonio da Padova e Annibale Maria (in Italian) S. Antonii Patavini in via Tusculana (in Latin)
Exterior view of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana, August 2003
Religion
Affiliation	Latin Church
Province	Rome
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Titular church
Leadership	Paulo Evaristo Arns
Patron	Annibale Maria di Francia Anthony of Padua
Year consecrated	1965
Location
Location	Via Tuscolana, Rome, Italy
Shown within Rome
Geographic coordinates	41°52′53.24″N 12°31′12.28″E / 41.8814556°N 12.5200778°E / 41.8814556; 12.5200778Coordinates: 41°52′53.24″N 12°31′12.28″E / 41.8814556°N 12.5200778°E / 41.8814556; 12.5200778
Architecture
Architect(s)	Raffaele Bocconi
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	1947
Completed	1948
Website
Official website

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua on Via Tuscolana (Italian: Santi Antonio da Padova e Annibale Maria) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for the religious congregation of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus, to whose founder Saint Annibale Maria di Francia is co-concercrated the church along with Saint Anthony of Padua. Having been completed in 1948 it was given to the Rogationists fathers, before being concercrated on 27 May 1965 by Cardinal Luigi Traglia. On 5 March 1973 Pope Paul VI granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.^[1]

The most recent Cardinal Priest of this church is Jean Zerbo, Archbishop of Bamako.^[2]

Architecture[]

The facade of the church has three doors, which are topped by five windows. The interior is constituted of three naves. The tabernacle is made of alabaster and bronze statues. The church is famous for having the highest bell tower in Rome at 47 meters.

Two plaques inside the church commemorate the visits of Pope Paul VI in 1974 and Pope John Paul II in 1979.

List of Cardinal Priests[]

• Paulo Evaristo Arns (5 March 1973 – 14 December 2016)
• Jean Zerbo (from 28 June 2017)

References[]

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

• C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, 38
• G. Ciarpaneto, Quartiere VIII. Tuscolano, in AA.VV, I quartieri di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Roma 2006