Santa Galla

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Santa Galla St. Galla (in English) Sancti Gallæ (in Latin)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Lazio
Province	Rome
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Titular church
Leadership	Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, SDB
Patron	Galla of Rome
Year consecrated	1940
Location
Location	Circonvallazione Ostiense 195, Rome, Italy
Shown within Rome
Geographic coordinates	41°52′04″N 12°29′23″E / 41.8678°N 12.4896°E / 41.8678; 12.4896Coordinates: 41°52′04″N 12°29′23″E / 41.8678°N 12.4896°E / 41.8678; 12.4896
Architecture
Architect(s)	Tullio Rossi
Type	Church
Style	Modernist
Groundbreaking	1940
Completed	1940
Website
santagalla.it

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

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[]

• Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet 14 February 2015 – present

References[]

Altar

External links[]

• Santa Galla ^{[self-published]}

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