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Jun 13, 2024 · St. Anthony’s feast day is today, June 13. But you may not be aware that there’s another important day of the year when St. Anthony is celebrated in Padua: Feb. 18, the day his tongue was...
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5 days ago · Today, the day that St. Anthony’s tongue was found is celebrated with Masses at the basilica that bears his name in Padua, northern Italy. St. Anthony’s tomb was not to be opened again for more than 700 years — between January and February 1981.
Oct 6, 2016 · The profound and anxious silence of those present in the Basilica turned into loud applause when on January 6, 1981, the tomb of St. Anthony was opened for the first time since 1263. The solemn opening known in ecclesiastical language as a recognition of a saint’s relics, was undertaken for the seven hundred and fiftieth anniversary of St ...
Feb 8, 2023 · The Feast of the Translation of the Relic of the Saint, commonly called “The Feast of the Tongue”, which will be held on Sunday 19 February in our Basilica recalls an event which occurred 760 years ago in St. Anthony’s most holy site: the chapel which guarded our beloved Anthony’s mortal remains.
Feb 16, 2022 · On 8 April 1263, Saint Bonaventura of Bagnoregio, Minister General of the Franciscan friars, during the Recognition of the Saint’s mortal remains, found Anthony’s tongue intact; the Saint had been dead for over thirty years.
Nov 4, 2013 · Over 6,000 people queued up to venerate the relics of St Anthony of Padua at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 2 November. The visit formed part of a global tour to mark the 750 th anniversary of the discovery of the saint's remains by St Bonaventure in 1263.
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Dec 11, 2013 · Renowned for the depth and beauty of his preaching, St. Anthony passed away of edema in 1231 and was buried in a small church in Padua, Italy, in accordance with his will.