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Home to the largest collection of publicly venerable Christian relics in the world outside of the Vatican
Saint Anthony Chapel is home to the largest collection of publicly venerable Christian relics – 5,000 in total – in the world outside of the Vatican. The chapel and its relics were the personal property of Suitbert Goedfried Mollinger (1828-1892), a Belgian-born royal/physician-turned-priest who gained an international reputation as a source of hope and healing. While practicing medicine in his twenties, Mollinger discerned a vocational calling to the priesthood. As a seminarian, he left Europe to serve as a missionary in the United States, where he would later be ordained and eventually settle in what is today known as the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Due to his personal financial standing – and, let’s face it, the Holy Spirit – Fr. Mollinger was in a position to ransom a large number of relics that were both suddenly and unfortunately available on the open market as a result of political and cultural upheavals throughout Europe during the mid-to-late 1800s. To house the relics, Fr. Mollinger singlehandedly financed the chapel’s construction, which was built in two phases: the original chapel, also known as the “The Shrine of the Saints” because it houses nearly the entirety of Fr. Mollinger’s relic collection, was dedicated in 1883, while the chapel’s annex, also known as “The Way of the Cross" because it houses the chapel’s life-size wooden statues of the Stations of the Cross, was dedicated in 1892; Fr. Mollinger ensured that dedication of each phase would occur on June 13, the feast day of the chapel’s patron, St. Anthony of Padua. In addition to his duty as pastor of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, which is located across the street from the chapel, Fr. Mollinger leveraged his training as a medical doctor to tend to the physical needs of his congregation, as well as anyone else who sought his attention. He fashioned a clinic out of a room of his rectory, in which he would see and treat over 100 patients on a given day; he refused to accept payment for his services. After tending to the patient’s physical needs, Fr. Mollinger would pray over the patient, touching his or her body with a relic from his collection. Additionally, his healing services, which were typically held on the Feast of St. Anthony, drew tens of thousands of pilgrims from across North America and beyond. It is believed that during his time on Troy Hill, Fr. Mollinger treated over 325,000 patients and wrote over 80,000 prescriptions. Many of his patients claimed the be the recipients of miraculous healings; in fact, over 300 canes, crutches, and other walking apparatuses were found in and around the chapel, presumably left there by people who, upon being seen by Fr. Mollinger, no longer had need for them. Fr. Mollinger fell gravely ill on June 13, 1892, the day of the chapel’s rededication, and died two days later in his rectory. The chapel, its founder, and its treasures serve as tangible proof of the truly amazing things that God can do through even just one of us.
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Monday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Tuesday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Wednesday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Thursday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Saturday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Sunday: | 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
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In observance of Independence Day, the chapel will be closed on Thursday, July 4.
As previously announced, effective July 1, 2019, Saint Anthony Chapel will become part of the new Shrines of Pittsburgh Grouping, bringing together churches that have unique historical and spiritual significance for the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Joining the chapel in this grouping are the parishes of Immaculate Heart of Mary (Polish Hill), Most Holy Name of Jesus (Troy Hill), St. Nicholas (Millvale), and St. Patrick-St. Stanislaus Kostka (Strip District). With this change comes changes to our schedule for Holy Mass and the Sacrament of Penance. For the full list of Mass and Confession times within the grouping, visit https://diopitt.org/shrines-of-pittsburgh.
In observance of Father's Day, the chapel will be closed for afternoon visitation on Sunday, June 16.
Please join us as we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua.
In observance of Memorial Day, the chapel will be closed on Monday, May 27.
Holy Week Schedule: HOLY THURSDAY | April 18 - Audio Tours, 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Open for Visitation, 8:00 p.m.-midnight GOOD FRIDAY | April 19 - Stations of the Cross, noon - Visitation of Christ’s Tomb and Implements of His Crucifixion, 3:00-7:00 p.m. - Tenebrae Service, 7:00 p.m. HOLY SATURDAY | April 20 - Closed; no docent-led tours EASTER SUNDAY | April 21 - Holy Mass, 11:30 a.m.; no docent-led tours
While the St. Anthony Novena is offered every Tuesday at the chapel, the thirteen Tuesdays leading up to his feast day—June 13—are especially important to those with a devotion to the great wonder-worker. Join us for the novena, each Tuesday from March 19 to June 11, at 8:30 a.m. (with Holy Mass) and/or at 7:30 p.m. (with Benediction).
All are invited to pray the Stations of the Cross at the chapel on Sundays at 3 p.m. and Fridays at 7 p.m., throughout Lent. In addition to housing the largest collection of Christian relics in the world outside of the Vatican, the chapel is home to life-size wood-carved statues depicting each of the fourteen stations of Our Lord’s Passion; these poignant figures provide a captivating physical backdrop against which one can deepen his or her immersion in this ancient spiritual journey. For more information, please call 412-999-4401.
On Sunday, March 24, beginning at 6:00 p.m., please join us for Marian Merciful Love, an inspiring Lenten evening of prayer, music, and talks on consecration to Merciful Love; Mary, Ark of the New Covenant; and The Divine Mercy. The evening will include music by Catholic recording artist, Anna Nuzzo, inspirational presentations by a wide range of dynamic speakers, and an abbreviated chapel tour. All are welcome!
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In observance of Thanksgiving, the chapel will be closed on Thursday, November 22. On Friday, November 23, Holy Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. and the chapel will be open for visitation from 1-4 p.m. Docent-led tours will be offered. All are welcome!
On Saturday, November 24, 2018, Fr. Jim Orr will offer a Votive Mass in thanksgiving for the beatification of Blessed Alphonse-Marie Eppinger, mystic and foundress of the Divine Redeemer Sisters. Additionally, as a lasting tribute to her sanctified soul, her relic will be enshrined in the chapel, where it will become part of the world’s largest collection of Christian relics outside of the Vatican. All are invited! http://www.pittsburghcatholic.org/news/divine-redeemer-sisters-excited-for-beatificationdivine-redeemer-sisters-excited-for-beatification-of-foundress-54247722
Due to a wedding, no tours will be offered on Saturday, October 27.
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