Santa Galla

The Santa Galla church is a place of Catholic worship in Rome located in the Ostiense district, in via Circonvallazione Ostiense.

Santa Galla
St. Galla (in English)
Sancti Gallæ (in Latin)
Facade
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41°52′04″N 12°29′23″E
LocationCirconvallazione Ostiense 195, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationGalla of Rome
Consecrated1940
Architecture
Architect(s)Tullio Rossi
Architectural typeChurch
StyleModernist
Groundbreaking1940
Completed1940
Clergy
Cardinal protectorDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, SDB

History

It was built in 1940 by architect Tullio Rossi, and was consecrated by Cardinal Ugo Poletti on the 50th anniversary of the parish foundation December 15, 1990.

The church is home to parish, established December 13, 1940 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani Templum in honorem. It has been visited by two popes: Pope Paul VI March 13, 1966, and Pope John Paul II on 25 January 1981.

Since February 14, 2015, it is the seat of the Cardinal title of Sancti Galle.

List of Cardinal Protectors

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