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San Paolo della Croce a Corviale

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San Paolo della Croce a Corviale
Church of Saint Paul of the Cross in Corviale
Chiesa di San Paolo della Croce
Cross outside the church
Cross outside the church
41°51′14″N 12°24′51″E / 41.8539°N 12.4142°E
Location Via Poggio Verde 319, Rome
Country Italy
Language Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website sanpaolodellacroce.org
History
Status titular church
Dedication Paul of the Cross
Consecrated 16 April 1983
Architecture
Architect Ennio Canino[1]
Architectural type Modern
Completed 1983
Administration
Diocese Rome

San Paolo della Croce a Corviale is a 20th-century parochial church and cardinalatial titular church in the western suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross.[2]

History

The church was built in the early 1980s and was dedicated on 16 April 1983.[3] Dedicated to Paul of the Cross whose feastday is celebrated there every year on October 17.[4]

On 25 May 1985, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[5][6]

On 15 April 2018 the church was visited by Pope Francis.[7]

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