Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano explained

Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano
Fullname:Church of Saints Joachim and Anne on the Via Tuscolano
Native Name:Chiesa di Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano
Native Name Lang:it
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Coordinates:41.8521°N 12.5878°W
Location:Viale Bruno Rizzieri 120, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
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Status:Titular church
Dedication:Joachim and Saint Anne
Dedicated Date:12 April 1984
Architect:Sandro Benedetti
Style:Modern
Groundbreaking:1982
Completed Date:1984
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Diocese:Rome

Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano is a church in Rome.[1] The church is dedicated to Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Virgin Mary.

On 28 June 1988, this church was erected as a cardinal's title. The first two cardinal priests to hold title to this church were Hans Hermann Groer, O.S.B. and Keith O'Brien. Each of these cardinals was implicated in sexual scandals and renounced his privileges as cardinal.[2] [3] The title has been held by Toribio Ticona Porco since 28 June 2018.

Cardinal-priests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Storia . SS. Gioacchino ed Anna . 9 July 2018 . it .
  2. News: 9 July 2018. New York Times . 15 April 1998 . Austrian Cardinal Quits in Sex Scandal . Associated Press.
  3. News: Pope Francis strips disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien of privileges but not title. The Telegraph . 9 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Assignment of the Titles or the Deaconries to the new Cardinals . 21 October 2003 . . . 16 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819150158/https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2003/documents/ns_lit_doc_20031021_titoli-diaconie-cardinali_en.html . 19 August 2016 . live.
  5. News: BBC News . Cardinal Keith O'Brien dies after fall. 20 June 2018 . 19 March 2018 .
  6. 28 May 2018 . 28 May 2018. it. Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018 . Holy See Press Office .