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Best attractions in Padua
The Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua is one of Northern Italy's most significant spiritual and architectural landmarks. Blending Romanesque, Gothic, and Byzantine elements, this extraordinary church captivates with its impressive facade and minaret-like bell towers.
The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is a must-see for art and history lovers. Located in the heart of Padua, in Piazza Eremitani, this masterpiece is famous for its Giotto frescoes, painted between 1303 and 1305. These stunning murals, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments, are considered a groundbreaking moment in art history. Highlights such as the Last Judgment and the Cielo Stellato make the chapel truly exceptional. Be sure to book tickets in advance, as visits are limited to 15 minutes.
"Prato della Valle" is a 90,000-square-meter elliptical square in Padua, Italy. It is the second largest square in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. Today, the square is a large space with a green island at the center, "l'Isola Memmia", surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings of statues.
"Piazza dei Signori" is a city square in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. This piazza for centuries hosted official civic and government celebrations, while the larger squares of Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta hosted commerce and public festive celebrations. The square is dominated by the famous Clock Tower.
The "Pedrocchi Café" is a café founded in the 18th century in central Padua, Italy. It has architectural prominence because its rooms were decorated in diverse styles, arranged in an eclectic ensemble by the architect Giuseppe Jappelli. The café has historical prominence because of its role in the 1848 riots against the Habsburg monarchy, as well as for being an attraction for artists over the last century from the French novelist Stendhal to Lord Byron to the Italian writer Dario Fo.
The "Palazzo della Ragione" is a medieval market hall, town hall and palace of justice building in Padua, in the Veneto region of Italy. The upper floor was dedicated to the town and justice administration; while the ground floor still hosts the historical covered market of the city. The palace separates the two market squares of Piazza delle Erbe from Piazza dei Frutti. It is popularly called ""il Salone"". It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Padua's 14th-century fresco cycles.
The "Orto Botanico di Padova" is a botanical garden in Padua, in the northeastern part of Italy. Founded in 1545 by the Venetian Republic, it is the world's oldest academic botanical garden that is still in its original location.Officially, the oldest university botanical garden is the Orto botanico di Pisa, which was founded in 1544; however, that garden was relocated twice and has only occupied its current, and now-permanent, location since 1591. The garden – operated by the University of Padua and owned by the Italian government – encompasses roughly , and is known for its special collections and historical design.
The "Abbey of Santa Giustina" is a 10th-century Benedictine abbey complex located in front of the Prato della Valle in central Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Adjacent to the former monastery is the basilica church of Santa Giustina, initially built in the 6th century, but whose present form derives from a 17th-century reconstruction.
"Padua Cathedral", or "Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption", is a Catholic church and minor basilica located on the east end of Piazza Duomo, adjacent to the bishop's palace in Padua, Veneto, Italy.
The "Ovetari Chapel" is a chapel in the right arm of the Church of the Eremitani in Padua. It is renowned for a Renaissance fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna and others, painted from 1448 to 1457. The cycle was destroyed by an Allied bombing in 1944: today, only two scenes and a few fragments survive, which have been restored in 2006. They are, however, known from black-and-white photographs.
"Piazza della Frutta," formerly known as "Piazza del Peronio," is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. For centuries, along with Piazza delle Erbe, it was the commercial center of the city. In these two squares, one of the largest markets in Italy takes place. The square is dominated by the imposing Palazzo della Ragione, part of the large Town Hall, and the Torre degli Anziani. The square is characterized by the Colonna del Peronio. The square can also be referred to as Piazza delle Frutta, according to an ancient usage that employs the feminine plural in -a of the word 'il frutto' (the fruit). The historic sign displayed in the square indicates the proper name as Piazza delle Frutta.
The "Musei Civici di Padova" or "degli Eremitani" is a complex of museums and historic sites, centered on the former convent of the Eremitani, and its famous Cappella degli Scrovegni with its Giotto fresco masterpieces. The complex is located on Piazza Eremitani, at the edge of the historic center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. The complex includes halls of archaeological objects and – in the nearby Palazzo Zuckermann – a museum of modern and medieval applied art.
"Torre dell'Orologio" is a clock tower located in the Piazza Dei Signori and positioned between the "Palazzo del Capitanio" and the "Palazzo dei Camerlenghi" in Padua, or Padova, Italy. It is also referred to as the astronomical clock of Padua.
The "Palazzo Zabarella" is a medieval, fortress-like palace with a crenellated roof-line, and corner tower, located on Via San Francesco 27 in the center of Padua, Italy. The building now houses the Fondazione Bano, and serves as a locale for cultural events and exhibition.
The "Padua Baptistery", dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a baptistery on the Piazza del Duomo next to the cathedral in Padua, Italy. Preserved inside is one of the most important fresco cycles of the 14th century, a masterpiece by Giusto de' Menabuoi.
The "Anatomical Theatre of Padua", Northern Italy, is the first permanent anatomical theatre in the world. Still preserved in the Palazzo del Bo, it was inaugurated in 1595 by Girolamo Fabrici of Acquapendente, according to the project of Paolo Sarpi and Dario Varotari. This theatre constituted the model for the anatomical theatres built during the seventeenth century in the main universities of Europe: all would have been based on the Paduan archetype. It is the symbol of a successful period in the University of Padua's history, and it is considered one of the most important achievements for the study of anatomy during the sixteenth century.
"Piazza delle Erbe" is one of the many squares in the historic center of Padua. For centuries, with Piazza della Frutta, it was the commercial center of the city. In the two squares is one of the largest markets in Italy. Unlike Piazza dei Signori, the civic theater of celebrations, Piazza delle Erbe was the site of the folk festivities. The square is dominated by the imposing Palazzo della Ragione.
"The Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata" is an Italian Renaissance sculpture by Donatello, dating from 1453,Draper, James David. "Donatello”. today in the Piazza del Santo in Padua, Italy. It portrays the condottiere Erasmo da Narni, known as "Gattamelata", who served mostly under the Republic of Venice, which ruled Padua at the time. It is the first full-size equestrian statue of the Italian Renaissance.
"La Specola" is a 14th-century tower, formerly part of a medieval castle, and converted in 1767 into an astronomical observatory in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
The "Altinate/San Gaetano Cultural Center" is a cultural, exhibition, and educational institution located in an important historic building in the center of Padua, specifically in "Contrada Altinate," [http://www.padovanet.it/allegati/C_1_Allegati_6700_Allegato.pdf I-Padova produced by Primo Percorso Dall'Arena Romana al Caffè ...] near the so-called Church of San Gaetano. The exact naming would actually be in honor of Saints Simon, Jude, and Bartholomew.
"Santa Maria dei Servi", or simply known as the "Chiesa dei Servi", or more fully as the "Church of the Nativity of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary", is a 14th-century, Roman Catholic church that faces the Via Roma in Padua, region of the Veneto, Italy. This is a parish church in the vicariate of the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta governed by the Servite Order. The church contains outstanding works of art including a wooden crucifix by Donatello.
The "Palazzo Zuckermann" is a palace located on corso Garibaldi in Padua, Italy. The building now houses the collections of the "Museo di arti applicate e decorative" on the first floor and the "Museo Bottacin" on the second floor; these collections form part of the Civic Museum of Padua. It stands across the street from the Cappella degli Scrovegni and the "Museo agli Eremitani"; the latter houses the main art gallery of the civic Museum of Padua.
"Villa Molin" is a patrician residence in the neighborhood of Mandria, in Ponte della Cagna, south of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed for Nicolò Molin, a Venetian noble,After the villa's completion Molin became the Venetian ambassador to James I of England. His official correspondence with the Serenissima, in the Calendar of state papers relating to English affairs in the archives of Venice, have long been mined by historians. by Vincenzo Scamozzi and completed in 1597. It faces Mandriola, on the opposite side of the Canale di Battaglia. The original agricultural setting of the villa, composed of pasture and orchards, has given way to a residential dormitory community of Padua.
The "Porta Ognissanti" is one of the still-existing gates within the 16th-century walls of Padua, built by the Serenissima Republic.
The "Museum of the History of Medicine of Padua" is a museum open to the public since 2015 and located within the ancient Hospital of San Francesco Grande, next to the Church of San Francesco Grande in Padua. The museum, through its interactive tools and collections, illustrates to the public of all ages and education levels the evolution of medical science over the centuries, with particular reference to the history of medicine at the University of Padua, one of the most important medical schools in the West.
"Piazza Garibaldi," once called "Piazza dei Noli," is one of the many squares that characterize the historic center of Padua. For centuries, it was a transit area of the city, where it was possible to hire carriages and postal horses known as "noli." In the last century, the square has undergone significant architectural changes and demolitions of historically valuable buildings and walls, which have profoundly altered its appearance. It was named after Garibaldi following his visit to the city on March 6, 1867. Until the 1970s, it was a crucial junction for city traffic; today, it is crossed by traffic heading from Corso del Popolo towards Via Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia.
The "Tomb of Antenor", also called the "Sepulchre of Antenore", is a 13th-century monument created to honor an unearthed ancient sarcophagus, claimed to be that of the Trojan warrior and counselor Antenor, the legendary founder of Padua; it is located in Piazza Antenore, in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
The "Oratorio di San Giorgio" or "St George's Oratory" is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic chapel or prayer hall in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. It is notable for its frescoed interiors.
"Santa Sofia" is the oldest Roman Catholic church structure in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. It was built in the 10th century on the site of a presumed Mithraeum. A grant was made to bishop Sinibaldo of this church in 1123, which had already been in construction. The Romanesque stone and brick facade was constructed from 1106 to 1127, but the semicircular apse may date from earlier. The interior is now relatively bare.
The "Loggia and Odeo Cornaro" are two Renaissance buildings, built in the 16th century for the humanist Alvise Cornaro and hosting theater and music performances, locate in via Cesarotti 37 in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. They are now part of the city's museums.
The "Palazzo Comunale," arbitrarily called "Palazzo Moroni," is an imposing architectural complex made up of "palaces" from various eras that are interconnected, where the municipal administration of the city of Padua has been located since the 13th century. The complex includes the famous Palazzo della Ragione, which served as a court until the end of the 18th century, and the Torre degli Anziani. During the Venetian designation, the entire set of buildings was also referred to as "Palazzo Pretorio" or "majoris Palacii."
"Villa Giusti" or "Villa Giusti del Giardino" is a villa in Mandria, outside of Padua in Northern Italy. It is notable for being the site of the signing of the Armistice of Villa Giusti that ended the First World War on the Italian Front.[https://www.visitabanomontegrotto.com/territorio/ville-venete/villa-giusti-mandria-padova/ History]
The "Sanctuary of Leopold Mandić" is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale Santa Croce of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy; the church is now dedicated to the saint, who served as a Capuchin friar and priest in this church, and was canonized in 1983.
The "Sanctuary of Arcella", popularly known as "Sant'Antonino", is a Roman Catholic church located in the neighborhood of Arcella, in the north of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. The sanctuary preserves the room in which St Anthony of Padua died on June 13, 1231. Today it also serves as a parish church, ministered by monks of the Franciscan order.
The "Church of San Gaetano" is found in the central district of Padua, and its facade was designed by the late Renaissance architect Vincenzo Scamozzi.
The "Liviano Palace" aka is a building in Padua of the twentieth century, located in the capital of the old area of the city: it was built incorporating in its structure the remains of the Capitanio palace. Named in honor of the historian Livy, it now houses the School of Humanities, Social and Cultural Heritage and the Department of Cultural Heritage: Archeology, Art History, Film and Music of ' University of Padua and the Museum of Archaeological and Artistic Sciences. It is also connected with the Giants Room, an ancient frescoed structure that hosts concerts and conventions today.
"Esapolis" is an insectarium located in Padua, created through a collaboration between the Province of Padua and Butterfly Arc, a private initiative. Covering an area of 2500 m², it is the largest exhibition facility in Italy dedicated to this type of animals.
The "San Michele Oratory" or "Oratory of San Michele" is an oratory chapel in Padova, Italy. The interior is painted with a cycle of frescoes on the life of the Virgin Mary by Jacopo da Verona.
The church dedicated to saint Francis of Assisi, known for centuries as "San Francesco Grande" is a religious building on the Via San Francesco, previously overlooks the Contra porteghi high in Padua, Italy. Through the efforts of Baldo de Bonafarii and Sibilla de Cetto, the convent of the Friars Minor and the Hospital of Saint Francis, Major, operated until 1798.
"San Nicolò" is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. It stands in front of a homonymous piazza, and is adjacent to the Palazzo Meschini and Palazzo Brunelli-Bonetti.
The "Loggia Amulea" is a neo-Gothic palace located in Prato della Valle, the largest square in Padua. The palace served as the headquarters for the Padua fire department from 1906 to 1989; it later housed some municipal offices. The front of the building is characterized by an elegant loggia; in the room adjacent to the large balcony, civil weddings are sometimes celebrated.
"Corte Capitaniato," now "Piazza Capitaniato," is a historic square in the city of Padua. It can be reached by passing through Piazza dei Signori under the Clock Tower, the "door of Capitaniato," a passage known as "Soto ea scavesà," which fell into disuse towards the end of the 20th century.
The "Madonna Addolorata al Torresino", also called the "Santa Maria del Pianto" or "Santa Maria del Torresino" is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
The "Loggia dei Carraresi" is a historic building in Padua located on Via Accademia. It constitutes the last completely surviving part of the Carrarese Palace, the grand residence of the Da Carrara family, lords of Padua. Since 2021, it has been included by UNESCO among the World Heritage sites in the site of the 14th-century fresco cycles of Padua.
The "Museum of Precinema" is a museum in the Palazzo Angeli, Prato della Valle, Padua, Italy, related to the history of precinema, or precursors of film. It was created in 1998 to display the Minici Zotti Collection, in collaboration with the Comune di Padova. It also produces interactive touring exhibitions and makes valuable loans to other prestigious exhibitions such as 'Lanterne magique et film peint' at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris and the Museum of Cinema in Turin.
The "Garden of the Righteous of the World" is a park in Padua, in the Terranegra area, created to honor the Righteous, individuals who opposed the genocides of the 20th century through their actions.
The "National Temple of the Unknown Interned" is a shrine and church located in the Terranegra district of Padua, built in memory of those interned in Nazi camps during World War II. Within the complex, there is also the "Internment Museum," dedicated to the entire historical narrative of internment during the war.
The "Diocesan museum of Padua" displays arts and artifacts belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua; it is housed in the 15th-century former bishop's residence or Palazzo Vescovile. The building, adjacent to the Cathedral of Padua, faces the "Piazza del Duomo", can in the historic center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
"San Daniele" is a Roman Catholic church and monastery in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
"Santa Lucia", also called the "Chiesa dell'Adorazione Perpetua" is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
The Italian Synagogue of Padua is the only synagogue still in use of the several that flourished in the university town of Padua from the Renaissance through World War II.
The "Scuola del Santo" or "Scoletta" was the headquarters of the Archconfraternity of St Anthony of Padua. It overhangs the churchyard of Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, next door to the St. George's Oratory.
The "Porta Altinate" or "Porta di Ponte Altinà" was one of the four "regal" entrances that opened onto the municipal walls of Padua. The gate rises above the first pier of the Roman Ponte Altinate - now not visible - which crossed the buried Naviglio Interno in the 1960s to make way for the "Riviera dei Ponti Romani" road. The gate and the bridge - as well as the following district - take their name from Altino, the city towards which the road they provided access to was headed. The gate is a busy pedestrian passageway to the square "dei Noli," now Garibaldi.
The "Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus," better known as the "Temple of Peace," is a Catholic place of worship and shrine in Padua, located on Via Niccolò Tommaseo, not far from the train station; it is the seat of the homonymous parish, which belongs to the "Cathedral" vicariate of the Diocese of Padua.
The "Teatro Maddalene" is a small theater in Padua located within the "oratorio delle Maddalene," the church of a 14th-century convent complex situated on Via San Giovanni da Verdara. Since the post-war period, the convent has been occupied by a technical industrial institute, while the former church, now deconsecrated, has been used as a performance space since 1995. Since 2012, the theater has been closed for restoration.
The "Church of San Canziano" is a medieval religious building located in the center of Padua, near Piazza delle Erbe. It is currently a rectory entrusted to the Legionaries of Christ. At this time, it is officially the only church in the Diocese of Padua where Mass is celebrated in the traditional form of the Roman rite on Sundays and holy days of obligation.
The "gardens of the rotonda" is a terraced garden, situated close to the historical centre of Padua, behind the sixteenth century wall and the Rampart of the Cat.
"Palazzo Capodilista" is a historic building in Padua.
"Santa Caterina d'Alessandria" is a small, Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and convent located on via Cesare Battisti #245 in the city of Padua in the region of Veneto, Italy.
The church "San Benedetto," which has been known for centuries as the church "San Benedetto Vecchio," is a building of medieval origin overlooking the Riviera San Benedetto, towards Bacchiglione, in Padua. The building, along with the adjacent Benedictine monastery, was commissioned by the Blessed Giordano Forzatè.
The "Chapel of St. James" or "of St. Felix" is located in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua. Initially, it was dedicated to St. James, from which it took its name: in 1503, the relics of Pope Felix II were transferred here, and therefore the chapel was dedicated to him. Valerio Zaramella, "Unpublished Guide to the Basilica of the Saint. What has not been written about the Basilica of the Saint," Padua, Centro Studi Antoniani, 1996. ISBN 88-85155-23-5.
"Porta San Giovanni" is one of the eight gates belonging to the walls of Padua, located in the western part of the city. It was designed by the architect Giovanni Maria Falconetto in 1528, concurrently with Porta Savonarola.
The "Church of the Immaculate Madonna," also known as the "Church of Santa Maria Iconia," is a religious building located in the Portello district, now via Belzoni in Padua. The current structure was built in the 1850s on the site of a previous medieval church dedicated to Santa Maria Iconia, which was first held by the Knights Templar and later became a commandery of the Knights of Malta, who managed it along with San Giovanni Battista delle Navi, until the ecclesiastical suppressions during the Napoleonic era. Inside, the body of Blessed Antonio Manzoni, known as "the Pilgrim," is preserved.
"San Clemente", or St Clement, is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church that overlooks the Piazza dei Signori in Padua, Italy. It is currently a dependent of the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
The "Porta Liviana" was one of the main access gates of the sixteenth-century walls of Padua. Also known as "Porta Ponte Corvo," named after the locality where it stands, it is called Liviana in honor of Bartolomeo d'Alviano, the Renaissance condottiero and strategist who designed the defenses of Padua.
"Piazza Duomo" is a city square in Padua, Italy.
"Sant'Agnese" is a 14th-century Roman Catholic former church located on via Sant'Agnese corner via Dante in the city of Padua in the region of Veneto, Italy. The church deconsecrated in the 1949s, was sold in 2011 to convert to residential units.
The "Museum of the Risorgimento and Contemporary Age" is a museum located in the historic center of Padua, in the same building as the historic Caffè Pedrocchi.
The "Palazzo delle Debite" is a city palace in the northern Italian city of Padua. It was built in 1874 by Camillo Boito. The "Prison of Debts," which previously stood on the site, was demolished in 1873.
The "Palazzo Cavalli alle Porte Contarine", also called the "Palazzo Cavalli agli Eremitani" is a Renaissance-style palace located at the intersection of Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi and Via Giacomo Matteotti in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. In 2019, it is owned by the University of Padua and houses the university's collections of geology and paleontology in the "Museo della Natura e dell’Uomo".[https://www.ottocentenariouniversitadipadova.it/en/progetti/i-musei/il-museo-della-natura-e-delluomo/ Museum announcement by the University of Padua].
The "Walls of Padua" are a complex of defensive works around the Italian city of Padua, designed to defend it from hostile attack. It was built in 4 phases.
"San Giovanni di Verdara" or "Saint John of Verdara" is a former Roman Catholic monastery and church located on Via San Giovanni di Verdara # 123, in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. It was founded in 1221, but now serves as a military hospital, and is not accessible to the public.
The "Antonian Museum," annexed to the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, is a permanent exhibition of historical and artistic objects related to the life and worship of Saint Anthony of Padua.
The "Palazzo Angeli" is located in Prato della Valle in Padua.
The "Castelvecchio," formerly known as the "Castello della Torlonga" but today also referred to as the "Castello di Ezzelino," "Castello Carrarese," or "Castello di Padova," is a fortification of high medieval origin located at the bifurcation of the Bacchiglione River, where it splits into the Tronco Maestro and the Naviglio interno. Its current features are attributed to the rule of the Da Carrara family. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it was largely used as a state prison, while the keep, the "Torlonga," has served as the city's observatory since the 18th century.
The "cat of Sant'Andrea," popularly known as "the cat," is a medieval monument located in the small courtyard of the church of Sant'Andrea in Padua. The monument, consisting of a stone sculpture depicting a lion placed on a Roman-era column, was knocked down on September 23, 2013, by a maneuvering vehicle and was reinstalled on March 19, 2015.
"Piazza del Santo," dominated by the imposing structure of the Basilica del Santo, has always been a symbol of devotion and worship, a destination for many tourists but also a center of civic life in Padua. Starting from 1257, the square hosted the Fiera del Santo, which was moved in 1596 a few hundred meters away to Prato della Valle. This square is partially under the jurisdiction of the State of the City of Vatican, and is bordered by the Oratory of San Giorgio, the School of Santo, and the Civic Museum at Santo [http://www.padovanet.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=9237#.UvujLaSYbIU Piazza del Santo - Comune di Padova].
"Santa Croce" is a Roman Catholic church located on Corso Vittorio Emanuele 178 in Padua, Veneto region, Italy.
The "Ponte Corvo", rarely "Ponte Corbo", is a Roman segmental arch bridge across the Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy. Dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, its three remaining arches cross a branch of the river and are today partly buried respectively walled up. The span-to-rise ratio of the bridge varies between 2.8 and 3.4 to 1, the ratio of clear span to pier thickness from 4.9 to 6.9 to 1.
The "Palazzo del Monte di Pietà Nuovo" is a medieval building that rises between Piazza Duomo and Via Monte di Pietà in Padua. The construction housed the Monte di Pietà from the 16th century. The 14th-century loggia supports an expansion by Giovanni Maria Falconetto. It is distinguished for being the second headquarters of the Monte di Pietà, the first being the Palazzo del Monte di Pietà Vecchio on Stra' Maggiore, now Via Dante.
The "Church of San Luca Evangelista" is a medieval religious building located on Via XX Settembre, in the historic center of Padua. It was originally dedicated to the twelve apostles.
The "Church of San Pietro Apostolo" is a religious building overlooking "Contrà San Pietro," now Via San Pietro in Padua. The church already existed in the 4th century, although it underwent reconstruction at the end of the 11th century. Until 1809, it served as a parish and church for the Benedictine nuns who held the title of "canonesses" in respect of a royal privilege from the 9th century. Ludovico II united it with the Patavian episcopate on April 22, 866. The church is an extraordinary complex where architectural and decorative phenomena from the medieval to the neo-Gothic periods overlap. Today, it is a rectory subject to the Cathedral.
"Sant'Andrea" is a Roman Catholic church located on Via Sant'Andrea in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Founded by the 12th-century as a parish church, the present church was completed in the late 19th century.
The "Church of Ognissanti" is a religious building of high medieval origin located in Contrà Ognissanti, now Via Ognissanti, in Padua. The church, which originated near a xenodochium, was part of a Benedictine monastic complex until the Napoleonic suppressions. Vincenzo Scamozzi worked on the restoration of the building in the 16th century.
The "Church of Sant'Eufemia," now "Palazzo Mocenigo Querini," was a religious building of paleochristian origin that overlooked Sant'Eufemia Street in Padua. The church fell into ruin during the 14th century. The ancient toponym of the street facing it, called "di Sant'Eufemia," remains as a reminder of the church.