Long queues to enter, especially the reliquary chapel where is located the Saint’s jaw, tongue and his tomb where people stand for long seconds/minutes for prayers… is it also exhibited the remains of his frock and his original casket. The outside looks very Byzantine, reminding St. Mark’s from Venice but mixed with Romanesque, Baroque and Gothic. There are many many chapels that sadly missed to visit, some painted with Giotto’s style.
Couldn’t pull out from my mind watching also those offerings, imagining how many things were found after a prayer and marriages/relationships after putting the Saint’s small image or souvenir statue upside down, like a popular Latino song back in the 80’s...
Regret myself for not giving more time to visit because it was almost 6 p.m. and had to run to another place but this is an excuse to go back to Padua not only to visit this again but many other missed attractions.
Of interest:
St. Anthony and St. Francis of Assisi met and mailed each other and after the death of St. Francis, St. Anthony was sent to the north because of his excellent motivational speaking abilities.