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Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi

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Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi
Church of the Most Holy Sacrament in Tor de' Schiavi
Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi
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41°53′32″N 12°33′28″E / 41.89211°N 12.557713°E
Location Largo Agosta 10, Prenestino-Labicano, Rome
Country Italy
Language Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website sssacramento.it
History
Status titular church
Dedication Blessed Sacrament
Consecrated 5 May 1968
Architecture
Architect Francesco Fornari[1][2]
Architectural type Modern, Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking 1966
Completed 1968
Administration
Diocese Rome

Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament.[3]

History

The church was built in 1966–68. It has received three papal visits: Paul VI in 1972, John Paul II in 1993 and Francis in 2018.[4]

On 28 June 2017, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[5]

Cardinal-protectors

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