Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire explained

Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire
Other Name:Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Philip the Martyr on the Aurelian Way
Domini Nostræ de Guadalupe et San Phillipi Martyris in via Aurelia
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Location:Via Aurelia 675, Rome
Country:Italy
Province:Rome
District:Lazio
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman rite
Cardinal Protector:Juan Sandoval Iñiguez
Dedication:Mary, mother of Jesus (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) and Philip of Jesus
Consecration Year:1958
Status:Titular church,
minor basilica,
national church
Architect:Gianni Mazzocca
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1955
Completed Date:1958

Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia (Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Philip Martyr in Via Aurelia) is the national church of Mexico in Rome. Opened in 1958, it was established as a titular church by Pope John Paul II in 1991, with Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo as its first titular Cardinal Priest (1991-1993). It is owned and served by the Legion of Christ.

History

It was built between 1955 and 1958 by architect Gianni Mazzocca as a church to attend the Mexican community in Rome. It was consecrated by Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara on 12 December 1958. The church is also home to a parish, established by decree of Cardinal Micara on 22 September 1960 and entrusted to the Legion of Christ. In January 1991 it was elevated to the rank of minor basilica and on 28 June 1991 it was formally made Mexico's national church and a titular church by Pope John Paul II. Juan Sandoval Iñiguez is the incumbent Cardinal Priest since 1994.

Cardinal Priest

Established as a titular church on 28 June 1991.

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