On the occasion of Feast of the Saint patron, from8 to 13 Juneit will be possible to visit for free i Municipal Museums of Padua for citizens, visitors, faithful and tourists.
The accessible museums will be:
The Scrovegni Chapel and exhibitions with Siae tickets are excluded from the initiative.
S. ANTONY OF PADUA
Antonio defined the Saint of Miracles he was born in Lisbon and entered the Canons who followed the monastic rule of Saint Augustine, first in the monastery of Saint Vincent, then in that of the Holy Cross of Coimbra, a cultural center.
He dedicated himself with interest and diligence to the study of the Bible and the Fathers of the Church, acquiring the theological knowledge which he put to good use in his teaching and preaching activities.
In Italy and France, he had such intense and effective apostolic activity. Anthony was also among the first teachers of theology of the Friars Minor. He began his teaching in Bologna, with the blessing of Saint Francis.
Having become provincial superior of the Friars Minor of northern Italy, he continued the ministry of preaching, alternating it with government duties.
He was in the Camposampiero monastery, 10 km north of the city, recovering from his Lenten efforts, when he felt ill and asked to be taken back to Padua, city that had always welcomed him with affection and veneration during his lifetime,
He died on Friday 13 June 1231at the gates of the city, near the place where the Arcella Sanctuary is now located.
Such was the affection of the people and so many miracles that accompanied his life that he was proclaimed a saint less than a year after his death, in May 1232. In the same year the construction of the grandiose Basilica dedicated to him began.
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