Church of Saint Emerentiana on Tor Fiorenza | |
Other Name: | Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza S. Emerentianae ad locum vulgo Tor Fiorenza |
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Mapframe-Marker: | religious-christian |
Coordinates: | 41.9289°N 12.5158°W |
Location: | Via Lucrino 53, Rome |
Country: | Italy |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Tradition: | Roman Rite |
Cardinal Protector: | Jean-Pierre Kutwa |
Dedication: | Emerentiana |
Consecration Year: | 1942 |
Status: | Titular church |
Architect: | Tullio Rossi |
Architectural Type: | Church |
Groundbreaking: | 1940 |
Completed Date: | 1942 |
Website: | Official website |
The Church of Saint Emerentiana on Tor Fiorenza (Italian: Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza, Latin: S. Emerentianae ad locum vulgo Tor Fiorenza) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built as a parish church, by decree of Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani. It is named for Saint Emerentiana, a 4th-century martyr. On 5 March 1973 Pope Paul VI granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.[1]
At present the Titulus Sancta Emerentianae ad locum vulgo Tor Fiorenza is held by Jean-Pierre Kutwa.
The facade has three doors which are framed by travertine marble. The church has three naves separated by pillars, with six side chapels. The apse is dominated by a large mosaic depicting the Triumph of the Church, by the Franciscan Belluno Ugolino.