San Gaetano, Rome Explained

San Gaetano
Fullname:Church of Saint Cajetan
Native Name:Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Gaetano
Native Name Lang:it
Pushpin Map:Rome
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:41.9511°N 12.4736°W
Location:Via Poggio Martino 1, Tor di Quinto, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Religious Order:Theatines
Former Names:-->
Status:titular church, parish church
Dedication:Saint Cajetan
Consecrated Date:22 April 1979
Functional Status:active
Architect:Giorgio Pacini
Years Built:1979
Groundbreaking:1975

San Gaetano is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in northern Rome, dedicated to Saint Cajetan.[1] [2]

History

The parish was set up in 1962 and put into the care of the Theatines, whose founder was Saint Cajetan.[3] [4]

The church was built in 1975–79, the architect being Giorgio Pacini. It is cylindrical in shape.[5]

On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[6]

Cardinal-protectors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Gaetano di Thiene a Tor di Quinto. info.roma.it.
  2. La grande enciclopedia di Roma: personaggi, curiosità, monumenti, storia, arte e folclore della Città Eterna dalle origini al Duemila. (2000:489). Italy: Newton & Compton.
  3. Web site: When in Rome...see San Gaetano on Via Poggio Martino.
  4. Web site: Cenni storici. Parrocchia San. Gaetano. www.parrocchiasangaetanoroma.it.
  5. Web site: BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Gaetano. BeWeB - Beni Ecclesiastici in Web.
  6. Web site: S. Gemma Galgani. GCatholic.