Padua · Italy · Relic

Basilica di Sant’Antonio

The custodian lists relics including the tongue and jawbone in the Treasury Chapel. This is distinct from the saint’s tomb.

FROM THE ACTUAL LOCATION

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Detail of Anthony’s reliquaries in Padua. The decorated container and the reported bodily relic within it are distinct.
Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · 30 June 2019

The Relics Chapel in Sant’Antonio Basilica, distinct from the chapel containing the main tomb.
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source · 1 June 2016

Two spaces in one basilica

The main tomb is in Anthony’s Chapel. The Relics Chapel displays selected remains and objects, including vocal apparatus relics and the habit reported by the custodian. One building name does not mean every object is at one altar.

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Reading the transfer chronology

The custodian distinguishes the 1263 examination, 1310 transfer, 1350 jaw-reliquary donation and 1981 examination. A container’s date can differ greatly from the saint’s death. That distinction helps interpret the object in view.

Basilica of Saint Anthony

Religious tradition and examination

The account of a preserved tongue belongs to the tradition narrated by the order. This site references the account without presenting an independent experiment. Source reading offers context beyond the impression created by gold and glass.

Basilica of Saint Anthony

HISTORY OF THE REMAINS