San Camillo de Lellis explained

Basilica of San Camillo de Lellis
Other Name:Basilica of St. Camillus de Lellis
Basilica Sancti Camilli de Lellis ad Hortus Sallustianos
Coordinates:41.907°N 12.4944°W
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Location:Via Sallustiana 24, Rome
Country:Italy
Province:Diocese of Rome
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Cardinal Protector:Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
Dedication:Camillus de Lellis
Consecration Year:1910
Status:Titular church
Architect:Tullio Passarelli
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1906
Completed Date:1910

The Basilica of San Camillo de Lellis (Italian: Basilica di San Camillo de Lellis) is a church on Via Sallustiana, Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614).

History

The church was built under Pope Pius X, with construction (under the architect Tullio Passarelli) commencing in 1906[1] and the first stone being laid by Cardinal Antonio Agliardi. It was consecrated and made a parochial church in 1910, granted to the Chierici Regolari Ministri degli Infermi, the Priest Ministers of the Sick, the order founded by Camillus. In 1965, Pope Paul VI elevated the church to the status of minor basilica and it became the seat of the cardinal's title of S. Camilli de Lellis ad Hortus Sallustianos.[2] Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne has been the cardinal protector since 2001.[3]

Architecture

Exterior

The façade, by Passarelli, is in the Neo-Gothic style of Lombardy. It is covered with red stone, with decorative elements in travertine. Before it is a large staircase. There are three doorways, each with a lunette with bas-relief above. Over the central one is Christ presenting Saint Camillus to the Sick, to the sides are Christ between Children and The Pardon of the Adulteress. Between the two stories is a gallery decorated with symbols of the Evangelists.

Adjacent to the church is the house of the Priest Ministers of the Sick.

Interior

The church has a Latin cross plan with three aisles divided by pillars that support arches. In a niche by the high altar is a statue of Saint Camillus by Alberto Galli, made in 1911. There is a side altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.

Cardinal Protectors

Pope Paul VI established it as titular church on 25 May 1965.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Massimo Alemanno, 2004: Le chiese di Roma Moderna, vol. I, Roma, Armando,, pp. 41ff.
  2. https://gcatholic.org/churches/urbis/0949.htm GCatholic.org: Basilica of San Camillo de Lellis
  3. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d1c06.html Catholic Hierarchy: San Camillo de Lellis