San Patrizio
San Patrizio | |
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Church of Saint Patrick at the Villa Ludovisi | |
Chiesa di San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi | |
San Patrizio | |
41°54′31″N 12°29′35″E / 41.90861°N 12.49306°ECoordinates: 41°54′31″N 12°29′35″E / 41.90861°N 12.49306°E | |
Location | Via Boncompagni 31, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian, English |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Paulist Fathers |
Website | stpatricksamericanrome |
History | |
Status | titular church, national church |
Founded | 1908 |
Dedication | Saint Patrick |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Aristide Leonori |
Architectural type | Byzantine revival, Renaissance Revival |
Completed | 1911 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi is a Roman Catholic parish and titular church in Rome. It was one of the national churches in Rome of Ireland until 2017 when it became the national church of the United States of America. Since August 2017 (when they were transferred from Santa Susanna), it has been under the pastoral care of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers), a religious order which originated and is based in New York City. [1]
It was built in the early 20th century to designs in a Romanesque-Byzantine revival style by Aristide Leonori and opened in 1911.
An earlier church on the site,
, was demolished, but a fresco was saved and installed in the new structure.Its current Cardinal-Priest is Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto.[2]
Since the move, the current National Church of Ireland is the Church of Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case.
Cardinal-Priests[]
- William Conway (25 February 1965 – 17 April 1977)
- Tomás Ó Fiaich (30 June 1979 – 8 May 1990)
- Cahal Daly (28 June 1991 – 31 December 2009)
- Thomas Collins (18 February 2012 – present)
References[]
- ^ Arocho Esteves, Junno (7 August 2017). "American community finds a new home in Rome". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "'Honorary Irishman' takes on Cardinal-Priest role in Rome". The Independent. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links[]
- Chiesa di San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi (Italian)
- St. Patrick's in Rome official web site
- Titular churches
- National churches in Rome
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Churches of Rome (rione Ludovisi)
- Italian church stubs
- Europe Roman Catholic church stubs