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) | |
![]() Facade of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana | |
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41°53′19.71″N 12°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.
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