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Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica

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Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica
Church of the Holy Protomartyrs on the Old Aurelian Way
Chiesa dei Santi Protomartiri Romani
Facade
Facade
41°53′41″N 12°26′29″E / 41.8946°N 12.4413°E
Location Via Angelo di Pietro 50, Q. Aurelio, Rome
Country Italy
Language Italian
Denomination Catholic Church
Tradition Roman Rite
Website santiprotomartiriromani.wordpress.com
History
Status titular church
Dedication First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
Consecrated 1968
Architecture
Architect Francesco Fornari[1]
Architectural type Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking 1968
Completed 1968
Administration
Diocese Rome

Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in western Rome, dedicated to the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (died AD 64–67).[2]

History

Built in 1968,[3][4] it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest on 30 April 1969.[5] In 1985, Pope John Paul II visited this church.[6]

Cardinal-protectors

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