The first Chapel in honor of St. Anthony of Padua was built in 1655. Collapsed due to the earthquake of 1732, it was rebuilt in 1748, as reported on the plaque above the entrance portal which, instead, was built in 1749. Inside, the Chapel is sober and well-kept. On the back wall stands the ancient Tridentine altar in marble, dated 1907. Very beautiful is the bas-relief in Carrara marble, in the center of the frontal, depicting the Saint of Padua with the Child Jesus. The execution reveals the s read more
The first Chapel in honor of St. Anthony of Padua was built in 1655. Collapsed due to the earthquake of 1732, it was rebuilt in 1748, as reported on the plaque above the entrance portal which, instead, was built in 1749. Inside, the Chapel is sober and well-kept. On the back wall stands the ancient Tridentine altar in marble, dated 1907. Very beautiful is the bas-relief in Carrara marble, in the center of the frontal, depicting the Saint of Padua with the Child Jesus. The execution reveals the spirit of the Liberty style in vogue at the time of the creation of the work. The niche above, also in marble, was commissioned, instead, in 1910-1911 "To the devotion of the American Lyonnais residing in Nowark and Gladeston N.J.", as stated in the dedication engraved in the lower part. This niche contains the beautiful eighteenth-century wooden statue of the titular of the Church. read less
