San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella explained

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
Fullname:Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Garbatella
Native Name:Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
Native Name Lang:it
Pushpin Map:Rome
Coordinates:41.8619°N 12.4895°W
Location:Via Cristoforo Borri 2, Ostiense, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Former Names:-->
Status:titular church, parish church
Dedication:Francis Xavier
Consecrated Date:1933
Relics:Some relics of Francis Xavier are preserved in the altar[1]
Functional Status:active
Architect:Alberto Calza Bini[2]
Groundbreaking:1931
Completed Date:1933

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Francis Xavier.[3] [4] [5] [6]

History

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella was built in 1931–33.[7] [8]

Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, ministered in the church after the Second World War; it was the first church in Rome that he visited after being elected Pope in 1978.[9] [10] [11] Pope Paul VI also visited in 1976.[12]

On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.

Cardinal-protectors

Structure

On a Latin cross plan, the facade is covered in brick and decorated with travertine pilasters. The main entrance is framed by Doric columns. On the entablature there is a large lunette, inside a circular arch. The tympanum carries the arms of Pope Pius XII.[15]

The dome is of reinforced concrete, decorated with arched windows; it is painted in gray, in imitation of lead Baroque domes. It is surmounted by a simple roof lantern. The interior is divided into three naves, delimited by Ionic columns; the barrel vault is coffered in stucco.[16]

The right transept has a fresco of the Madonna of Divine Love and commemorates the 1943 bombing of San Lorenzo, Rome. The apse holds a canvas painting of Francis Xavier preaching in Goa.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella.
  2. Web site: La Terza Roma: lo sviluppo urbanistico, edilizio e tecnico di Roma capitale. Unione romana ingegneri e. architetti. December 26, 1971. Palombi. Google Books.
  3. Book: Mariani, Franco. Giovanni Paolo II: Alla Toscana. March 16, 2016. Cavinato Editore Internatio. 9788869821707. Google Books.
  4. Web site: La Civiltà cattolica. December 26, 1979. Civiltà Cattolica. Google Books.
  5. Web site: When in Rome...see San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella on Via Daniele Comboni.
  6. Web site: La domenica del Corriere supplemento illustrato del Corriere della sera. December 26, 1934. Google Books.
  7. Web site: INDEX FASCISMO - Architettura. www.artefascista.it.
  8. Web site: La Rassegna nazionale. December 26, 1935. Google Books.
  9. Book: Allegri, Renzo. Il Papa di Fatima: Vita di Karol Wojtyla. January 27, 2020. Àncora Editrice. 9788851423032. Google Books.
  10. Book: Bua, Pasquale. Roma, il Lazio e il Vaticano II: Preparazione, contributi, recezione. May 29, 2019. Edizioni Studium S.r.l.. 9788838248221. Google Books.
  11. Book: Giovanni Paolo II e Roma. Alessandro. Nicosia. Marco. Pizzo. December 26, 2005. Gangemi. 9788849208955. Google Books.
  12. Book: Marangoni, Renato. La Chiesa, mistero di comunione: il contributo di Paolo VI nell'elaborazione dell'ecclesiologia di comunione, 1963-1978. December 26, 2001. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. 9788876528866. Google Books.
  13. Web site: The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord .... December 26, 2005. P.J. Kenedy. Google Books.
  14. Web site: Annuario pontificio. December 26, 2009. Google Books.
  15. Book: Carpaneto, Giorgio. I quartieri di Roma: una serie straordinaria di affascinanti itinerari ripercorsi lungo le strade di ieri e di oggi, tra bellezze artistiche e naturali, alla scoperta del volto antico e moderno della città. December 26, 1997. Newton & Compton. 9788881836390. Google Books.
  16. Web site: Architettura in Roma, 1901-1950. Francesco. Sapori. December 26, 1953. A. Belardetti. Google Books.

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