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
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41°53′19.71″N 12°30′14.2″E / 41.8888083°N 12.503944°E / 41.8888083; 12.503944
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.