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Soragna
Parma (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Piazza Garibaldi 4
(Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova)

Sant'Antonio da Padova

Saint Anthony of Padua

born Fernando Martins de Bulhões
(Lisbon c. 1195 - Padua 1231)
priest and friar of the Franciscan Order, known for his preaching and expert knowledge of scripture
(Wikipedia)

Giuseppe Carra
1806

Description

Terracotta statue of St. Anthony of Padua in the loggia at the first floor of the Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova.

Artist

Giuseppe Carra (Parma 1766 - Parma 1841), Italian sculptor (Dizionario Biografico).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Oratorio di Sant'Antonio da Padova (Soragna).
Soragnaweb, Chiese.

Location (N 44°55'40" - E 10°7'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter116; Photograph: 13 May 2017
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