The richly decorated church of Sant’Antonio dei Portoghesi is dedicated to Saint Antonius of Padova (1195-1231). As I have written previously, the saint’s real name was not Antonius and he was not from Padova either. He had in fact been born as Fernando Martins in the Portuguese city of Lisbon.…
De rijkversierde kerk van Sant’Antonio dei Portoghesi is gewijd aan Sint Antonius van Padova (1195-1231). Zoals ik al eerder heb geschreven, heette Sint Antonius geen Antonius en kwam hij ook niet uit Padova. Zijn echte naam was Fernando Martins en hij werd geboren in de Portugese stad Lissabon. Nadat hij…
The San Giovanni in Laterano is the most important Roman Catholic church in the world. It is the seat of the Pope as bishop of the diocese of Rome and is therefore the city’s cathedral. It ranks first among Rome’s four major basilicas[1] and five papal basilicas[2]. But more importantly…