Santa Paola Romana | |
Fullname: | Church of Saint Paula the Roman |
Native Name: | Chiesa di Santa Paola Romana |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Click on the map for a fullscreen view |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Marker: | religious-christian |
Coordinates: | 41.9134°N 12.443°W |
Location: | Via Duccio Galimberti 9, Trionfale, Rome |
Country: | Italy |
Language(S): | Italian |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Tradition: | Roman Rite |
Former Names: | --> |
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]
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]