Santa Silvia Explained

Santa Silvia
Fullname:	Church of Saint Silvia
Native Name:	Chiesa di Santa Silvia
Native Name Lang:	it
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Caption:	Click on the map for a fullscreen view
Mapframe-Zoom:	11
Mapframe-Marker:	religious-christian
Coordinates:	41.856°N 12.4497°W
Location:	Viale Giuseppe Sirtori 2, Rome
Country:	Italy
Language(S):	Italian
Denomination:	Catholic
Tradition:	Roman Rite
Former Names:	-->
Dedication:	Saint Silvia
Consecrated Date:	1968
Groundbreaking:	1963
Completed Date:	1968

Santa Silvia is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southwest Rome, dedicated to Saint Silvia (6th century AD, mother of Gregory the Great).^[1]

History

The church was built in 1963–1968.^[2]

On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Cardinal-protectors

• Jānis Pujats (2001–present)^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: When in Rome...see (the exterior of) Santa Silvia on Viale Giuseppe Sirtori.
2. Book: Mavilio, Stefano. Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. November 14, 2006. Electa. 9788837041410. Google Books.
3. Web site: Santa Silvia. info.roma.it.
4. Web site: PUJATS Card. Jānis. press.vatican.va.
5. Web site: L'Attività della Santa Sede. November 14, 2001. Tipografia poliglotta vaticana.. Google Books.
6. Book: The Official Catholic Directory Anno Domini 2005: Papal Succession Edition. May 14, 2005. National Register Publishing. 9780872173668. Google Books.
7. Web site: The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord .... November 14, 2009. P.J. Kenedy. Google Books.
8. Web site: Santa Silvia (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.