San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
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Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Garbatella | |
Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
The facade, which faces onto Piazza Sauli[1] | |
![]() ![]() San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
41°51′43″N 12°29′22″E / 41.8619°N 12.4895°ECoordinates: 41°51′43″N 12°29′22″E / 41.8619°N 12.4895°E | |
Location | Via Cristoforo Borri 2, Ostiense, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | sanfrancescosaverioroma |
History | |
Status | titular church, parish church |
Dedication | Francis Xavier |
Consecrated | 1933 |
Relics held | Some relics of Francis Xavier are preserved in the altar[2] |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Architect(s) | Alberto Calza Bini[3] |
Architectural type | Renaissance Revival, Rationalist |
Groundbreaking | 1931 |
Completed | 1933 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Francis Xavier.[4][5][6][7]
History[]
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella was built in 1931–33.[8][9]
Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, ministered in the church after the Second World War; it was the first church in Rome that he visited after being elected Pope in 1978.[10][11][12] Pope Paul VI also visited in 1976.[13]
On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.
- Cardinal-Protectors
- Leo Scheffczyk (2001–2006)[14]
- Franc Rodé (2006–present);[15] made a cardinal-priest in 2016, title elevated to a cardinal-priesthood pro hac vice
Structure[]
On a Latin cross plan, the facade is covered in brick and decorated with travertine pilasters. The main entrance is framed by Doric columns. On the entablature there is a large lunette, inside a circular arch. The tympanum carries the arms of Pope Pius XII.[16]
The dome is of reinforced concrete, decorated with arched windows; it is painted in gray, in imitation of lead Baroque domes. It is surmounted by a simple roof lantern. The interior is divided into three naves, delimited by Ionic columns; the barrel vault is coffered in stucco.[17]
The right transept has a fresco of the Madonna of Divine Love and commemorates the 1943 bombing of San Lorenzo, Rome. The apse holds a canvas painting of Francis Xavier preaching in Goa.[2]
References[]
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