BASILICA DEL SANTO

 Basilica di S. Antonio is one of the major places of Christian worship in the world, with about 5 million pilgrims visiting it every year. An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 14th centuries, the Basilica also presents a unique pageant of Paduan past history – the shrine of St Anthony, the tombs and memorials of famous people, and works of art realised between the 14th and the 20th century, the most famous of which are the beautiful 14th-century frescoes, the Renaissance marble bas-reliefs, and Donatello’s bronze statues and reliefs on the main altar. The complex of the Basilica comprises four cloisters, the Antoniano Museum, St. George Oratory, which is decorated by an enchanting 14thc. fresco cycle, and the Scuola del Santo, adorned by various frescoes, three of which by Titian.