tela toccata alla s lingua del santo padova

English translation: cloth touched by the holy tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua

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Italian term or phrase:	tela toccata alla s lingua del santo padova
English translation:	cloth touched by the holy tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua
Entered by:	Sarah Ponting

15:45 Sep 18, 2003

Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / jewelry

Italian term or phrase: tela toccata alla s lingua del santo padova

This is on the back of some kind of metal, like a St. Christopher or Anthony. It also looks like a small piece of cloth is on the back too under glass or plastic. I'm guessing it's Italian.

Debbie

cloth touched by the holy tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua

Explanation:
Saint Anthony is the patron saint of Padua and his remains are housed in the cathedral there (the "Santo").

The story goes that his vault was reopened 30 years after entombment and although his flesh was reduced to dust, his tongue was still intact - hence your reference.

"At Padua, a magnificent basilica was built in his honor, his holy relics were entombed there in 1263 A. D. When the vault in which for thirty years his sacred body had reposed was opened, the flesh was found reduced to dust but the tongue uninjured, fresh, and of a lively red colour."

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Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 06:27

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Thank you so much for your answer. I found this myself. So it is weird that he the the St. of lost and found.
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cloth touched by the holy tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua

Sarah Ponting

Piece of cloth or fabric touched by the Padua Saint's tongue

Federica Masante

This clothe has been touched by the holy tongue of tha Saint from Padua

giogi

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4 mins confidence:

Piece of cloth or fabric touched by the Padua Saint's tongue

Explanation:
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Federica Masante
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 318

9 mins confidence:

This clothe has been touched by the holy tongue of tha Saint from Padua

Explanation:
It should be "Tela toccata dalla santa lingua del santo di Padova"
It probably refers to Saint Antony from Padova.
The cloth on the back is a relic

giogi
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 176

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cloth touched by the holy tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua

Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1626

Grading comment

Thank you so much for your answer. I found this myself. So it is weird that he the the St. of lost and found.

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