Sant'Antonio Abate, Baroque church in Parma, Italy

Sant'Antonio Abate is a baroque church on strada della Repubblica 52 in Parma, rebuilt between 1712 and 1766 to a design by Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena. Its facade is divided into three tiers in which voids outweigh solid wall. Inside, Gaetano Ghidetti and Antonio Brianti worked on the decoration, while Giuseppe Peroni painted the angels, the apotheosis of Saint Anthony in the upper vault and the altarpiece.

The church underwent a major rebuild in the 18th century under architect Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, transforming it into its current baroque form. This reconstruction was a turning point in the religious architecture of the city.

The name comes from the Antonine canons, whose superior was called preceptor, so the church is also known as the precettoria. In 1595 Duchess Maria d'Aviz had a conservatory for poor girls built in the former convent; called "preservate teutoniane", they soon became nuns wearing the canons' habit with a blue tau cross on the chest, a community that lasted until 1906.

The church stands at strada della Repubblica 52, on the same street as the former canons' house across the via Emilia. It is a parish church in the city pastoral zone, so visits should be planned around parish services rather than fixed tourist hours. The entrance is at street level; the four side chapels and the two-level vault are seen on foot inside.

The upper vault is visible through openings in the lower one, a rare two-level ceiling. The angels and the apotheosis of Saint Anthony painted up there are by Giuseppe Peroni, who also painted the altarpiece of the saint.