Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana

For the basilica church of the same name in Padua, see Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua on Via Merulana (Italian: Sant'Antonio da Padova all'Esquilinocode: it is deprecated , Latin: S. Antonii Patavini de Urbe) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for the Order of Friars Minor, who needed a new home after they were moved from Santa Maria in Aracoelito allow the construction of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II.

The church was elevated to minor basilica status in 1931.

On the 12 March 1960 Pope John XXIII granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals. The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Antonii Patavini de Urbe is Cláudio Hummes.

Architecture

Two staircases provide access to the gantry of the church, where stands a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua, holding the Christ Child. Inside, the church is constructed of three naves, divided by two columns of pillars made of pink marble.

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)

References

• 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