Santa Paola Romana Explained

Santa Paola Romana
Fullname:Church of Saint Paula the Roman
Native Name:Chiesa di Santa Paola Romana
Native Name Lang:it
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Coordinates:41.9134°N 12.443°W
Location:Via Duccio Galimberti 9, Trionfale, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
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Dedication:Paula of Rome
Consecrated Date:1951
Architect:Tullio Rossi, Silvio Casadori[1]
Groundbreaking:1949
Completed Date:1951

Santa Paola Romana is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Saint Paula of Rome.[2] [3]

History

The church was built in 1949–51. Its bronze door was added in 2001, sculpted by Capri Otti.[4]

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest, with its first titular being the Tongan bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi.[5] [6]

Titulars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silvio Casadori. info.roma.it.
  2. Web site: When in Rome...see (the exterior of) Santa Paola Romana on Via Duccio Galimberti.
  3. Book: Mavilio, Stefano. Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. November 10, 2006. Electa. 9788837041410. Google Books.
  4. Book: Rendina, Claudio. La grande bellezza di Roma. March 13, 2014. Newton Compton Editori. 9788854167896. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Santa Paola Romana (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  6. Web site: S. Paola Romana. GCatholic.
  7. Web site: His Eminence, Cardinal Mafi. March 19, 2021. Royal Oceania Institute.