438:
558:
462:
534:
486:
498:
546:
128:
474:
1045:
510:
522:
450:
40:
1805:
1423:
135:
335:. After the original dedication, additions were made to house the life-sized stations of the cross as well as the growing number of pilgrims, and so the enlarged chapel was rededicated on June 13, 1892, the feast day of Saint Anthony. Mollinger died two days later following an operation for a ruptured stomach.
330:
As originally planned, the building of the chapel was meant to be a joint effort between the congregation of Most Holy Name and
Mollinger, who would match their contribution. However, when the parish refused to appropriate the large sum of money needed, Mollinger erected the building at his own
342:
prompted him to dedicate a chapel in his name. He made several trips to Europe in order to collect relics, an unprecedented amount of which were floating in the market at the time because of political upheavals due to the so-called
380:, and all portable items that could be sold. The chapel and its remaining contents were subsequently sold to the parishioners of Most Holy Name for $ 30,000, a sum equivalent to $ 1,017,000 in 2023 U.S. dollars.
1860:
437:
422:
By the 1970s the chapel had fallen into serious disrepair and a group of parishioners formed a committee to raise funds to restore it. On April 7, 1972, the pastor of Most Holy Name approached
254:
17:
1515:
426:
of
Pittsburgh and asked for his approval of this effort. Permission was granted, and the restoration was undertaken completely by donation. By 1978 the restoration was complete.
1777:
557:
896:
461:
1099:
1074:
158:
819:
383:
Notable among the chapel's collection are what purport to be the complete skeletal remains of a saint named
Demetrius (housed underneath the altar), the skulls of
1263:
1154:
338:
Mollinger was the primary driving force behind the erection of the chapel and the collection of relics housed therein. Mollinger's great personal devotion to
1248:
1149:
1104:
1830:
1402:
1855:
1520:
889:
127:
845:
668:
222:
1634:
1233:
1064:
1850:
361:. Most of the 4,000 to 5,000 relics in the chapel have original certificates of authenticity, the oldest of which dates from August 12, 1716.
1840:
882:
1094:
1084:
1701:
52:
1228:
1164:
1109:
810:
545:
832:
1784:
1134:
1598:
1390:
1159:
310:
Built in 1880 by Fr. Suitbert
Mollinger, who was at that time pastor of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish in the neighborhood of
924:
485:
1460:
905:
723:
695:
449:
295:
69:
533:
1490:
1258:
1079:
640:
1603:
1550:
1530:
1485:
959:
1723:
1688:
1144:
1089:
509:
1762:
1757:
1696:
1208:
521:
1865:
1845:
1742:
1495:
1119:
797:
612:
1835:
1767:
1545:
473:
1752:
1728:
1124:
497:
1671:
1654:
1505:
1243:
1218:
151:
1608:
1560:
1500:
1364:
1253:
1238:
1223:
1618:
1555:
1540:
1535:
1477:
1453:
291:
1510:
1407:
784:
64:
1718:
1029:
673:
564:
311:
107:
1708:
1649:
1639:
1580:
1334:
1314:
1139:
999:
617:
384:
76:
1789:
1588:
1570:
1339:
392:
8:
1808:
1747:
1446:
1396:
1369:
1324:
1193:
1014:
645:
354:
1772:
1713:
1683:
1613:
1565:
1427:
1319:
1268:
1044:
969:
949:
874:
700:
696:"Father Mollinger Is Dead; The Famous Priest-Physician Dies After a Surgical Operation"
1735:
1525:
1278:
1198:
1009:
198:
39:
846:"A Pittsburgh Church Holds the Greatest Collection of Relics Outside of the Vatican"
669:"A Pittsburgh Church Holds the Greatest Collection of Relics Outside of the Vatican"
1294:
1203:
1004:
760:
407:
339:
1344:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1024:
994:
989:
964:
929:
869:
585:
423:
400:
287:
1329:
939:
57:
1824:
1659:
1593:
1359:
1349:
944:
414:
and made by the Royal
Ecclesiastical Art Establishment of Mayer and Company.
173:
160:
1664:
1644:
1374:
974:
954:
388:
319:
115:
88:
1034:
1019:
979:
345:
467:
Shrine containing the bones of Saint
Demetrius located behind the altar.
1469:
1354:
1129:
934:
377:
369:
365:
111:
863:
275:
1438:
399:
of the chapel's patron, Saint
Anthony of Padua, and a thorn from the
1422:
406:
The chapel also houses a life-sized set of statues that depict the
368:, his heirs descended on the chapel and stripped it of its crystal
1861:
19th-century Roman
Catholic church buildings in the United States
387:
and a saint named
Stephana, skulls of the martyred companions of
350:
332:
1676:
411:
134:
81:
592:. The International Crusade for Holy Relics. September 5, 1998
396:
358:
331:
expense with money which he had inherited from his family in
315:
299:
1075:
List of churches in the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
833:"Only the Vatican Has More Christian Relics Than Pittsburgh"
820:"St. Anthony's Chapel in Troy Hill holds heavenly artifacts"
753:
St. Anthony's Chapel (limited edition commemorative volume)
373:
318:, making it the largest collection of relics outside the
904:
811:"How 5,000 relics found a home in a Pittsburgh chapel"
18:
Saint Anthony's Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
586:"Anthony's Chapel in Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish"
364:
Because Mollinger apparently died without leaving a
563:Museum Fr. Suitbert G. Mollinger, icon of Saint
298:. The chapel is notable for the larger number of
1822:
142:Location of Saint Anthony's Chapel in Pittsburgh
1454:
890:
688:
660:
314:, the chapel houses 4,000 to 5,000 religious
231:Official name: Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua
1831:Roman Catholic chapels in the United States
27:Catholic chapel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1461:
1447:
897:
883:
38:
1856:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1892
843:
666:
604:
578:
551:Interior view of the back of the chapel.
830:
817:
795:
610:
77:Ecclesiastical or organizational status
14:
1823:
1468:
639:Haines, Jerry V (September 28, 2003).
638:
1851:Roman Catholic churches in Pittsburgh
1442:
878:
831:Weyandt, Susanna (October 17, 2016).
796:Meinzer, Melissa (January 18, 2007).
611:Meinzer, Melissa (January 18, 2007).
1841:Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
907:Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
809:Mena, Adelaide (December 27, 2016).
808:
763:. The Pittsburg Press. June 12, 1892
70:Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
782:
632:
24:
1043:
776:
455:Large interior view of the chapel.
25:
1877:
1403:St. Joseph's House of Hospitality
857:
818:Rodgers, Ann (October 31, 2011).
724:"Historical Currency Conversions"
641:"In Pittsburgh, Saints Preserved"
1804:
1803:
1421:
556:
544:
532:
520:
508:
496:
484:
472:
460:
448:
436:
133:
126:
844:Wilkinson, Rachel (July 2017).
783:Hay, Mark (December 22, 2014).
755:. Hackensack: Custombook. 1978.
667:Wilkinson, Rachel (July 2017).
223:Pittsburgh Historic Designation
870:Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish
785:"The Holy Bones of Pittsburgh"
716:
417:
305:
13:
1:
1249:Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
7:
491:The skull of Saint Theodore
410:, which were imported from
10:
1882:
1355:Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida
1239:North Catholic High School
745:
429:
325:
255:Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
1798:
1778:combined statistical area
1635:Colleges and universities
1627:
1579:
1476:
1416:
1391:Calvary Catholic Cemetery
1383:
1287:
1183:
1054:
1041:
914:
443:High altar of the Chapel.
274:
269:
261:
252:
244:
236:
229:
220:
212:
204:
194:
189:
150:
121:
102:
97:
87:
75:
63:
51:
46:
37:
32:
1660:Pittsburgh Parking Chair
1085:Immaculate Heart of Mary
571:
292:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1729:2018 synagogue shooting
1397:The Pittsburgh Catholic
1330:Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
1325:Nicholas Carmen Dattilo
1310:Coleman Francis Carroll
824:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
813:. Catholic News Agency.
761:"Shrine of St. Anthony"
515:The altar on the right.
276:saintanthonyschapel.org
174:40.464889°N 79.983689°W
1866:Troy Hill (Pittsburgh)
1846:Roman Catholic shrines
1428:Catholicism portal
1320:William Graham Connare
1090:Our Lady of the Angels
1048:
995:Vincent Martin Leonard
798:"St. Anthony's Chapel"
613:"St. Anthony's Chapel"
565:Caesarius of Terracina
539:Stations of the Cross.
527:The altar on the left.
340:Saint Anthony of Padua
152:Geographic coordinates
106:1700 Harpster Street,
1836:Christian reliquaries
1768:Notable Pittsburghers
1375:Donald Cardinal Wuerl
1350:Bernard Anthony Hebda
1335:Norbert Felix Gaughan
1315:Howard Joseph Carroll
1110:St. Stanislaus Kostka
1095:St. Benedict the Moor
1065:Cathedral of St. Paul
1047:
1000:John Bernard McDowell
802:Pittsburgh City Paper
618:Pittsburgh City Paper
296:Diocese of Pittsburgh
179:40.464889; -79.983689
1589:Allegheny Conference
1340:Jerome Daniel Hannan
1295:Anthony Gerard Bosco
1175:St. Anthony's Chapel
1140:St. John the Baptist
864:St. Anthony's Chapel
850:Smithsonian Magazine
789:Roads & Kingdoms
674:Smithsonian Magazine
284:Saint Anthony Chapel
33:Saint Anthony Chapel
1599:Chamber of Commerce
1370:Thomas Joseph Tobin
1300:Paul Joseph Bradley
1209:Saint Paul Seminary
1171:Chapels and shrines
1030:William Waltersheid
1015:Thomas Joseph Tobin
646:The Washington Post
213:Direction of façade
170: /
1689:Fictional settings
1470:City of Pittsburgh
1305:Edward James Burns
1275:Elementary schools
1165:Ss. Peter and Paul
1049:
990:Coleman F. Carroll
970:Anthony Bevilacqua
960:John Joseph Wright
728:Frink Server Pages
701:The New York Times
1818:
1817:
1736:Pittsburgh toilet
1531:District Attorney
1491:Convention Center
1436:
1435:
986:Auxiliary bishops
281:
280:
248:February 22, 1977
16:(Redirected from
1873:
1807:
1806:
1463:
1456:
1449:
1440:
1439:
1426:
1425:
1408:See of Allegheny
1244:Oakland Catholic
1229:Central Catholic
1190:Higher education
1005:Anthony G. Bosco
925:Michael O'Connor
908:
899:
892:
885:
876:
875:
853:
840:
827:
814:
805:
792:
772:
770:
768:
756:
739:
738:
736:
734:
720:
714:
713:
711:
709:
692:
686:
685:
683:
681:
664:
658:
657:
655:
653:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
582:
560:
548:
536:
524:
512:
500:
488:
479:Bones of Saints.
476:
464:
452:
440:
408:Way of the Cross
185:
184:
182:
181:
180:
175:
171:
168:
167:
166:
163:
137:
136:
130:
89:Year consecrated
42:
30:
29:
21:
1881:
1880:
1876:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1871:
1870:
1821:
1820:
1819:
1814:
1794:
1623:
1575:
1472:
1467:
1437:
1432:
1420:
1412:
1379:
1345:Ralph Leo Hayes
1283:
1279:St. Anne School
1179:
1116:Former churches
1050:
1039:
1025:Paul J. Bradley
965:Vincent Leonard
930:Michael Domenec
910:
906:
903:
866:(official site)
860:
779:
777:Further reading
766:
764:
759:
751:
748:
743:
742:
732:
730:
722:
721:
717:
707:
705:
704:. June 15, 1892
694:
693:
689:
679:
677:
665:
661:
651:
649:
637:
633:
623:
621:
609:
605:
595:
593:
584:
583:
579:
574:
567:
561:
552:
549:
540:
537:
528:
525:
516:
513:
504:
501:
492:
489:
480:
477:
468:
465:
456:
453:
444:
441:
432:
420:
401:Crown of Thorns
391:, the skull of
385:Saint Macharius
328:
308:
257:
225:
178:
176:
172:
169:
164:
161:
159:
157:
156:
146:
145:
144:
143:
140:
139:
138:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1879:
1869:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1816:
1815:
1813:
1812:
1799:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1781:
1780:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1739:
1738:
1733:
1732:
1731:
1724:Jewish history
1721:
1716:
1706:
1705:
1704:
1699:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1669:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1637:
1631:
1629:
1625:
1624:
1622:
1621:
1619:Stock Exchange
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1585:
1583:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1482:
1480:
1474:
1473:
1466:
1465:
1458:
1451:
1443:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1393:
1387:
1385:
1381:
1380:
1378:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1365:James O'Connor
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1259:Seton-La Salle
1256:
1254:Serra Catholic
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1224:Bishop Canevin
1221:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1051:
1042:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1020:David A. Zubik
1017:
1012:
1010:William Winter
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
983:
982:
980:David A. Zubik
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
940:Richard Phelan
937:
932:
927:
922:
918:
916:
912:
911:
902:
901:
894:
887:
879:
873:
872:
867:
859:
858:External links
856:
855:
854:
841:
828:
815:
806:
793:
778:
775:
774:
773:
757:
747:
744:
741:
740:
715:
687:
659:
631:
603:
576:
575:
573:
570:
569:
568:
562:
555:
553:
550:
543:
541:
538:
531:
529:
526:
519:
517:
514:
507:
505:
502:
495:
493:
490:
483:
481:
478:
471:
469:
466:
459:
457:
454:
447:
445:
442:
435:
431:
428:
424:Bishop Leonard
419:
416:
393:Saint Theodore
327:
324:
307:
304:
279:
278:
272:
271:
267:
266:
263:
259:
258:
253:
250:
249:
246:
242:
241:
238:
234:
233:
227:
226:
221:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
187:
186:
154:
148:
147:
141:
132:
131:
125:
124:
123:
122:
119:
118:
110:neighborhood,
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
91:
85:
84:
79:
73:
72:
67:
61:
60:
58:Roman Catholic
55:
49:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1878:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1826:
1811:
1810:
1801:
1800:
1797:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1779:
1776:
1775:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1758:Neighborhoods
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1737:
1734:
1730:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1711:
1710:
1707:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1678:
1675:
1674:
1673:
1670:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1630:
1626:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1609:Economic Club
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1594:Duquesne Club
1592:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1584:
1582:
1578:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1475:
1471:
1464:
1459:
1457:
1452:
1450:
1445:
1444:
1441:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1418:
1415:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1382:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1360:Tobias Mullen
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1286:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1234:Nazareth Prep
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1160:St. Philomena
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1046:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
985:
984:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
945:Regis Canevin
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
920:
919:
917:
913:
909:
900:
895:
893:
888:
886:
881:
880:
877:
871:
868:
865:
862:
861:
851:
847:
842:
838:
837:Atlas Obscura
834:
829:
825:
821:
816:
812:
807:
803:
799:
794:
790:
786:
781:
780:
762:
758:
754:
750:
749:
729:
725:
719:
703:
702:
697:
691:
676:
675:
670:
663:
648:
647:
642:
635:
620:
619:
614:
607:
596:September 22,
591:
587:
581:
577:
566:
559:
554:
547:
542:
535:
530:
523:
518:
511:
506:
499:
494:
487:
482:
475:
470:
463:
458:
451:
446:
439:
434:
433:
427:
425:
415:
413:
409:
404:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
347:
341:
336:
334:
323:
321:
317:
313:
303:
302:it contains.
301:
297:
294:, within the
293:
289:
285:
277:
273:
268:
264:
260:
256:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
232:
228:
224:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
200:
197:
193:
188:
183:
155:
153:
149:
129:
120:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
92:
90:
86:
83:
80:
78:
74:
71:
68:
66:
62:
59:
56:
54:
50:
45:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1802:
1665:Picklesburgh
1645:cookie table
1628:Other topics
1604:Corporations
1395:
1215:High schools
1174:
1155:St. Nicholas
1105:St. Nicholas
1100:St. Boniface
975:Donald Wuerl
955:John Dearden
849:
836:
823:
801:
788:
765:. Retrieved
752:
731:. Retrieved
727:
718:
706:. Retrieved
699:
690:
678:. Retrieved
672:
662:
650:. Retrieved
644:
634:
622:. Retrieved
616:
606:
594:. Retrieved
590:Saints Alive
589:
580:
421:
405:
389:Saint Ursula
382:
363:
344:
337:
329:
309:
283:
282:
230:
190:Architecture
116:Pennsylvania
1785:Skyscrapers
1150:St. Michael
1120:Holy Family
1035:Mark Eckman
767:January 14,
624:October 10,
418:Restoration
370:chandeliers
355:unification
346:Kulturkampf
306:Description
177: /
53:Affiliation
1825:Categories
1702:television
1501:Courthouse
1478:Government
1384:Miscellany
1269:Vincentian
1264:St. Joseph
1135:St. George
950:Hugh Boyle
935:John Tuigg
915:Ordinaries
503:The altar.
378:candelabra
290:chapel in
262:Designated
245:Designated
165:79°59′01″W
162:40°27′54″N
112:Pittsburgh
1763:Nicknames
1743:Hospitals
1655:Green Man
1556:Education
1546:Libraries
1496:City Hall
1184:Education
1125:St. Agnes
1061:Cathedral
708:March 22,
652:March 22,
312:Troy Hill
240:Structure
216:Southeast
205:Completed
108:Troy Hill
1809:Category
1719:timeline
1693:Filming
1614:HYP Club
1571:Regional
1521:InterGov
1204:La Roche
1194:Duquesne
1145:St. Mary
1080:Epiphany
1071:Churches
1055:Churches
733:July 13,
680:July 30,
372:, black
353:and the
288:Catholic
103:Location
98:Location
65:District
47:Religion
1753:Museums
1709:History
1672:Dialect
1650:theatre
1640:Culture
1581:Economy
1551:Transit
1536:Sheriff
1511:Council
1486:Airport
1288:Priests
1219:Aquinas
1130:St. Ann
921:Bishops
746:Sources
430:Gallery
376:altar,
351:Germany
333:Belgium
326:History
320:Vatican
270:Website
1790:Sports
1773:Region
1677:Yinzer
1526:Police
1516:Events
1199:Carlow
412:Munich
395:, the
316:relics
300:relics
199:Church
82:Chapel
1748:Media
1697:films
1561:Parks
1506:Mayor
572:Notes
397:tooth
359:Italy
286:is a
1714:name
1684:Flag
1566:Port
1541:Fire
769:2007
735:2011
710:2010
682:2017
654:2010
626:2020
598:2006
374:onyx
366:will
265:1968
237:Type
208:1892
195:Type
93:1880
357:of
349:in
1827::
848:.
835:.
822:.
800:.
787:.
726:.
698:.
671:.
643:.
615:.
588:.
403:.
322:.
114:,
1462:e
1455:t
1448:v
898:e
891:t
884:v
852:.
839:.
826:.
804:.
791:.
771:.
737:.
712:.
684:.
656:.
628:.
600:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
