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Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica

Coordinates: 41°53′41″N 12°26′29″E / 41.8946°N 12.4413°E / 41.8946; 12.4413
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Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica
Church of the Holy Protomartyrs on the Old Aurelian Way
Chiesa dei Santi Protomartiri Romani
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41°53′41″N 12°26′29″E / 41.8946°N 12.4413°E / 41.8946; 12.4413
LocationVia Angelo di Pietro 50, Q. Aurelio, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic Church
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesantiprotomartiriromani.wordpress.com
History
Statustitular church
DedicationFirst Martyrs of the Church of Rome
Consecrated1968
Architecture
Architect(s)Francesco Fornari[1]
Architectural typeRomanesque Revival
Groundbreaking1968
Completed1968
Administration
DioceseRome

Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in western Rome, dedicated to the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (died AD 64–67).[2]

History

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Side chapel with baptismal font
Nave, dome, and main altar

Built in 1968,[3][4] it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest on 30 April 1969.[5] In 1985, Pope John Paul II visited this church.[6]

Cardinal-protectors

References

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  1. ^ "Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica". info.roma.it.
  2. ^ "Santi Protomartiri Romani". July 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Faiella, Francesca (February 25, 2017). NOMI DI PIETRA LA STORIA E LA TOPONOMASTICA DELLE STRADE DI ROMA OSTIA E L'ENTROTERRA MUNICIPIO X. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326956950 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Carpaneto, Giorgio (November 24, 1997). I quartieri di Roma: una serie straordinaria di affascinanti itinerari ripercorsi lungo le strade di ieri e di oggi, tra bellezze artistiche e naturali, alla scoperta del volto antico e moderno della città. Newton & Compton. ISBN 9788881836390 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica". GCatholic.
  6. ^ "When in Rome...see Santi Protomartiri Romani on Via Angelo di Pietro".
  7. ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - April 28, 1969". cardinals.fiu.edu.
  8. ^ Wyder, Theodor (November 24, 2002). Henri Schwery: sacerdoti, episcopi, cardinalis. Editions Saint-Augustin. ISBN 9782880112882 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ... P.J. Kenedy. November 24, 2005. ISBN 978-0-87217-366-8 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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