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San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa

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San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa
Church of Saint Gabriel the Archangel at Acque Traversa (in English)
Sancti Gabrieli Archangeli ad Aquam Transversam (in Latin)
Facade
Facade
41°57′01″N 12°26′36″E / 41.95034184233761°N 12.443449691331772°E
Location Viale Cortina d'Ampezzo 144, Rome
Country Italy
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
History
Status Titular church
Dedication Gabriel the Archangel
Consecrated 1958
Architecture
Architect Vera Puoti
Architectural type Church
Style Modernist
Administration
District Lazio
Province Rome

St. Gabriel the Archangel is one of the churches of Rome, located in the suburbs Della Vittoria, Viale Cortina d'Ampezzo.

History

It was built in the twentieth century. The church is home to the parish, which was established August 30, 1956 by Clemente Micara Cardinal Vicar with the decree Neminem fugit, and entrusted, since 1958, the priests of the Society of Divine Vocations (called vocation promoters).

List of Cardinal Protectors

It also is home to the cardinal's title of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Acqua Travers, instituted by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1988.

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