San Ponziano, Rome Explained
| San Ponziano |
| Fullname: | Church of Saint Pontian |
| Other Name: | San Ponziano a Monte Sacro |
| Native Name: | Chiesa di San Ponziano di Roma |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Pushpin Map: | Rome |
| Coordinates: | 41.9474°N 12.5447°W |
| Location: | Via Nicola Festa 50, Monte Sacro Alto, Rome |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language(S): | Italian |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Tradition: | Roman Rite |
| Former Names: | --> |
| Status: | titular church |
| Dedication: | Pope Pontian |
| Consecrated Date: | 1974 |
| Functional Status: | active |
| Architect: | Giuseppe Russo Rocca[1] |
| Groundbreaking: | 1970 |
| Completed Date: | 1974 |
San Ponziano pronounced as /it/ is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the northern suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Pope Pontian (d. AD 235).[2] [3]
History
San Ponziano was built in 1970–74. Pope John Paul II visited in 1982.[4] [5]
On 24 November 2007, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[6] [7]
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Notes and References
- Book: Falconi, Fabrizio. Misteri e segreti dei rioni e dei quartieri di Roma. December 5, 2013. Newton Compton Editori. 9788854160132. Google Books.
- Web site: BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Ponziano .
- Book: Rendina, Claudio. Le chiese di Roma: storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia. December 6, 2007. Newton Compton. 9788854109315. Google Books.
- Web site: Storia della parrocchia. www.sanponziano.net.
- Book: Colaiacomo, Claudio. Il giro di Roma in 501 luoghi. March 5, 2015. Newton Compton Editori. 9788854180185. Google Books.
- Web site: San Ponziano (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- Web site: NAVARRETE Card. Urbano, S.I.. press.vatican.va.
- Web site: Urbano Cardinal Navarrete Cortés, SJ, RIP – Communio.
- Web site: L'Attività della Santa Sede. December 6, 2008. Tipografia poliglotta vaticana.. Google Books.
- Web site: ABRIL y CASTELLÓ Card. Santos. press.vatican.va.
