Padova

St. Anthony the Doctor Library

Since 1938, on the first floor of the 17th-century Palazzo Contarini, the “St. Anthony the Doctor” Theological Institute has housed the “St. Anthony the Doctor” Library, the reference library of the Friars Minor Conventual’s Italian Province of Saint Anthony of Padova.

Padova

Franciscan Laboratories ETS

The Franciscan Laboratories ETS Association, founded in 2024, is inspired by the spirit and values of Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padova, with the goal of enhancing the cultural, socio-cultural, and educational heritage of the Province.

Padova

Office of Cultural Heritage and Activities

The Office of Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Province, active since 2024, is tasked with supporting the Province, its Definitory, and the Commission for “Cultural Activities and Management of Historical-Artistic Heritage.

Brescia

Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi

The history of the magnificent Church of St. Francis of Assisi and its conventual complex in Brescia is a unique historical-artistic treasure. The Franciscan presence in the city dates back to the 13th century; it is said that the very Poverello of Assisi, returning from a meeting in Bergamo with St. Dominic, stayed for a few days in Brescia, at the Church of St. George. Thomas of Celano, in his biography, confirms this presence, mentioning the arrival of a friar from Brescia to Siena in 1226.

Ravenna

Church of St. Francis

Since September 12, 1261, the Conventual Friars Minor have been a constant presence in Ravenna, linking their history to the Basilica of St. Francis. Originally dedicated to the Holy Apostles and later to St. Peter, the basilica dates back to the mid-5th century AD. Very little remains of the original Paleochristian church, due to the numerous reconstructions that took place over the centuries.

Genova

Church of St. Francis

The Church of St. Francis of Albaro in Genova stands at the highest point of the ancient “montata,” the path that ascended from the Bisagno plain towards the Albaro hill. Its position places it at the center of an area that, from the 16th century, formed a parish encompassing several historic churches.