San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello | |
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Coordinates: | 41.91°N 12.465°W |
Location: | Via Pompeo Magno 25, Rome |
Country: | Italy |
Province: | Rome |
District: | Lazio |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Tradition: | Roman Rite |
Cardinal Protector: | Leopoldo Brenes |
Dedication: | Joachim |
Consecration Year: | 1911 |
Status: | Titular church |
Architect: | Raffaele Ingami |
Style: | Eclecticism |
Architectural Type: | Church |
Groundbreaking: | 1891 |
Completed Date: | 1898 |
San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello ("St Joachim's at the Fields of the Castle") is a church in Rome dedicated to Saint Joachim, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus. Construction began in 1891 and the building was opened to the public in 1898. It was consecrated on 6 June 1911 by Cardinal Pietro Respighi. Pope John XXIII made it a cardinal's titular church in 1960.