The Basilica of St Anthony of Padua, built between 1238 and 1310, is one of the largest churches in the world and is visited annually by more than 6.5 million pilgrims. In a heterogeneous style (Romanesque, Byzantine, Gothic), the building houses the relics of Saint Anthony of Padua and his tomb.
The Abbey Basilica of Santa Giustina was founded in the 5th century, but the current building was built mainly in the 16th century. Until the Napoleonic suppressions of the congregations, the site was one of the main abbeys of Christianity.
Padua Cathedral was reportedly founded in the 4th century by the Edict of Milan (313), but the current building dates from the 16th century. The cathedral, made in a basilica in the 18th century, houses the tombs of Saint Daniel, Saint Leonino and Saint Gregory Barbarigo.
The present church of San Benedetto Abate was built over an earlier church between 1761 and 1767 to a design by the Venetian architect Giorgio Massari. On the outer gable, three statues attributed to Antonio Bonazza represent St. Benedict, St. Lucy and St. Agnes. On the pillars of the church square there are nine statues of saints attributed to the Paduan sculptor Francesco Androsi (1713-1785).
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