Editing Anthony of Padua (section)

== Death ==
[[File:Anthony pereda.jpg|thumb|left|''Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus'' by [[Antonio de Pereda]], detail]]
Anthony became sick with [[ergotism]] in 1231 and went to the woodland retreat at [[Camposampiero]] with two other friars for a respite. There, he lived in a room built for him under the branches of a walnut tree. Anthony died on the way back to Padua on 13 June 1231 at the [[Poor Clare]] monastery at [[Arcella (Padua)|Arcella]] (now part of Padua), at the age of 35.

As he had requested, Anthony was buried in the small church of Santa Maria Mater Domini—probably dating from the late 12th century—near a convent he had founded in 1229. Because of his notability, the construction of a large church, now the [[Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua]], was begun around 1232 and completed in 1301. The smaller church was incorporated into the structure as the Cappella della Madonna Mora or Chapel of the Dark Madonna. Today the basilica is commonly referred to as "Il Santo" (The Saint).

Various accounts also surround the death of Anthony. One holds that when he died, children cried in the streets and all the church bells rang of their own accord. According to another account, when he was initially buried his tongue, jaw, and vocal cords were chosen as [[relics]] for [[veneration]] and displayed in a large [[reliquary]]. When his body was exhumed 30 years after his death, it was found turned to dust, but the tongue was observed to have glistened and looked as if it were still part of a live body; a further observation being made that this was a sign of his gift of preaching.<ref>{{cite news|title=When Anthony spoke again |url=http://www.messengersaintanthony.com/messaggero/pagina_articolo.asp?IDX=3IDRX=1 |access-date=21 March 2015 |work=Messenger of Saint Anthony |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124205/http://www.messengersaintanthony.com/messaggero/pagina_articolo.asp?IDX=3IDRX%3D1 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> On 1 January 1981, [[Pope John Paul II]] authorized a scientific team to study Anthony's remains and the tomb was opened five days later.