Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon
Baroque-Rococo church raised over a medieval birthplace, with a venerated crypt beneath.
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This guide to the Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon follows Fernando Martins de Bulhões, born on this exact spot in eleven ninety-five, from his boyhood beside the cathedral through the Franciscan order and his fame as a preacher in Padua. It traces the earthquake of seventeen fifty-five, which spared the original birthplace chapel, and the crypt below where Pope John Paul II came to kneel. The birthplace room lies just beneath the floor where you're standing.
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