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San Roberto Bellarmino

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San Roberto Bellarmino
Church of Saint Robert Bellarmine
Chiesa di San Roberto Bellarmino
Facade
Facade
41°55′24″N 12°29′35″E / 41.92333°N 12.49306°E
Location 13 Via Panama, Rome
Country Italy
Language Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
History
Status titular church
Founded 1931
Founder Pope Pius XI
Dedication Robert Bellarmine
Consecrated 30 May 1959
Architecture
Architect Clemente Busiri Vici
Architectural type Rationalism
Completed 1933
Administration
Diocese Rome

San Roberto Bellarmino is a church in Rome founded by Pope Pius XI in 1933.[1][2] It followed the canonisation of the Jesuit Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) in 1930, and his being named a Doctor of the Church in 1931. The architect Clemente Busiri Vici made the designs in the years 1931–1933. Construction took more than two decades, and it was consecrated in 1959 by Archbishop Luigi Traglia. It is served by the Jesuits, and has a mosaic by Renato Tomassi and a high altar donated by Beniamino Gigli. San Roberto Bellarmino is a titular church. Its cardinal priest is Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli, who was created Cardinal on 22 February 2014.

Location

The church is located in Piazza Ungheria, in the quarter of Parioli.

Cardinal priests

See also

References

  1. Back to citation Alemanno, Massimo (2004). Le chiese di Roma moderna (in Italian). Armando Editore. p. 89. ISBN 9788883585302 – via Google Books.
  2. Back to citation "Chiesa di San Roberto Bellarmino". Roma (in Italian). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2025.