San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio
San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio is a parochial church in Rome and titular church for a Cardinal-Priest.
| San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio | |
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| Church of Saint Polycarp at the Aqua Claudia | |
Chiesa di San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio | |
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| 41°51′09″N 12°33′29″E | |
| Location | Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | sanpolicarpo |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Dedication | Polycarp |
| Consecrated | 15 July 1967 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Giuseppe Nicolosi |
| Architectural type | Modernist |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
It is named for the Aqua Claudia aqueduct nearby, and for Polycarp, a 2nd-century AD saint and writer.
Parish church
The church was built in 1967 for a parish which was created in 1960, in East Rome's XXth prefecture. It is located on Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Roma, Roma, Lazio 00174 at the Via Lemonia.
Pope John Paul II visited the church twice, on 2 May 1982 and 11 March 1990.
On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a Cardinal-Priest.[1]
- List
- Alberto Suárez Inda (2015.02.14 – present)[1]
Interior
References
- "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals] (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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External links
- GCatholic the cardinal title [self-published]
- GCatholic the parochial church [self-published]
- parochial website (Italian)
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