San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio explained

San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio
Fullname:Church of Saint Polycarp at the Aqua Claudia
Native Name:Chiesa di San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio
Native Name Lang:it
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Coordinates:41.8526°N 12.558°W
Location:Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
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Founded Date:1964
Dedication:Polycarp
Consecrated Date:15 July 1967
Architect:Giuseppe Nicolosi
Completed Date:1967

San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio is a parochial church in Rome and titular church for a Cardinal-Priest.

It is named for the Aqua Claudia aqueduct nearby, and for Polycarp, a 2nd-century AD saint and writer.

Parish church

The church was built in 1967 for a parish which was created in 1960, in East Rome's XXth prefecture. It is located on Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Roma, Roma, Lazio 00174 at the Via Lemonia.

Pope John Paul II visited the church twice, on 2 May 1982 and 11 March 1990.

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a Cardinal-Priest.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali. 14 February 2015. Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. it. Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703120126/https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2015/documents/ns_lit_doc_20150214_titoli-diaconie-nuovi-cardinali_it.html. 3 July 2017. live. dmy-all.