Santa Bernadette Soubirous Explained

Santa Bernadette Soubirous
Fullname:Church of Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Native Name:Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Bernadette Soubirous
Native Name Lang:it
Pushpin Map:Rome
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:41.9133°N 12.576°W
Location:Via Ettore Franceschini 40, Tor Cervara, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Former Names:-->
Status:titular church, parish church
Dedication:Bernadette Soubirous
Consecrated Date:4 March 1989
Functional Status:active
Architect:Vivina Rizzi
Years Built:1983–86

Santa Bernadette Soubirous is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to Saint Bernadette Soubirous (1844–1879).[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The church was built in 1983–86, the architect being Vivina Rizzi; it is built of red brick on a square plan.[5] Pope John Paul II visited in 1990.[6]

On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[7]

Cardinal-protectors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parrocchia Santa Bernadetta. www.santabernadette.it.
  2. Web site: Santa Bernadetta Soubirous. info.roma.it.
  3. Rendina, C. (2007:47). 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. Italy: Newton Compton.
  4. Mavilio, S. (2006:64). Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. Italy: Electa.
  5. Web site: BeWeB - Itinerary: modern Churches in Rome : Santa Bernadette Soubirous. BeWeB - Online Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage.
  6. Web site: Chiesa di Santa Bernadette Soubirous. GCatholic.
  7. Web site: Ángel Sixto Cardinal Rossi [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  8. Web site: ROSSI Card. Ángel Sixto, S.I.. press.vatican.va.