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Case 009 · Incorruption · Padua, Italy · In preparation

The tongue of St. Anthony of Padua

St. Bonaventure found the tongue incorrupt in 1263, when the rest of the body had decayed to bones. The 1981 recognition, with University of Padua scientists, found the skeleton and the cartilage of the voice box. The tongue, the jaw, and the voice box are displayed in the Chapel of the Relics.

ChurchNot treated as a miracleBEvidence grade
Part only: tongue

Full case file in preparation

This entry shows what the research has confirmed so far. The grade B is provisional and is reviewed in the full case file.

The Basilica of St. Anthony, PaduaCredit printed here once the licensed photograph is added