Santi Aquila e Priscilla explained

Santi Aquila e Priscilla
Other Name:Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santi Aquila e Priscilla
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Coordinates:41.8669°N 12.4731°W
Location:Via Pietro Blaserna 113, Rome
Country:Italy
Province:Rome
District:Lazio
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Dedication:Priscilla and Aquila
Status:Titular church
Style:Modernist
Architectural Type:Church
Completed Date:1992

Santi Aquila e Priscilla is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to saints Aquila and Priscilla in the quartiere Portuense (Q.XI) of Rome, on via Pietro Blaserna.[1] The church was consecrated on November 15, 1992.

In 1994, John Paul II designated it as a cardinal's titular church. The title has been held by Cardinal Juan García Rodríguez, Archbishop of Havana, since 5 October 2019.[2] [3]

History

The Church was designed by architect Ignazio Breccia Fratadocchi and inaugurated by Cardinal Vicar Ugo Poletti on May 10, 1992. Pope John Paul II consecrated the church on November 15, 1992.

The parish was established on November 5, 1971, by a decree of Cardinal Vicar Angelo Dell'Acqua entitled Neminem fugit.

Description

The church is elliptical. The chancel is dominated by a large neo-Byzantine mural and a massive pipe organ. At the side is the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament illuminated by stained glass. A nursery is located at the bottom of the church, near the main entrance.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2022-08/quo-195/il-cardinale-garcia-rodriguez-ha-preso-possesso-del-titolo-dei-s.html Osservato Romano website, Il cardinale García Rodríguez ha preso possesso del titolo dei Santi Aquila e Priscilla, article dated August 27, 2022
  2. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/10/05/0778/01587.html Vatican Press website, Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 05.10.2019
  3. https://cardinals.fiu.edu/additions-22.htm Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Additions 2022