San Roberto Bellarmino, Rome Explained

San Roberto Bellarmino
Fullname:Church of Saint Robert Bellarmine
Native Name:Chiesa di San Roberto Bellarmino
Native Name Lang:it
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Coordinates:41.9233°N 12.4931°W
Location:13 Via Panama, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
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Founded Date:1931
Founder:Pope Pius XI
Dedication:Robert Bellarmine
Consecrated Date:30 May 1959
Architect:Clemente Busiri Vici
Architectural Type:Rationalism
Completed Date:1933

San Roberto Bellarmino is a church in Rome founded by Pope Pius XI in 1933, after the canonisation of the Jesuit Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) in 1930, and his being named a Doctor of the Church in 1931. The architect Clemente Busiri Vici made the designs in the years 1931–1933. Construction took more than two decades, and it was consecrated in 1959 by Archbishop Luigi Traglia. It is served by the Jesuits, and has a mosaic by Renato Tomassi and a high altar donated by Beniamino Gigli. San Roberto Bellarmino is a titular church. Its cardinal priest is Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli, who was created Cardinal on 22 February 2014.

Location

The church is located in Piazza Ungheria, in the quarter of Parioli.

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