San Liborio, Rome Explained

St. Liborius
Other Name:San Liborio
S. Liborii
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Coordinates:41.9424°N 12.5676°W
Location:Via Tino Buazzelli 70, Rome
Country:Italy
Province:Rome
District:Lazio
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Cardinal Protector:Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson
Dedication:Liborius of Le Mans
Status:Titular church
Architect:Ennio Canino
Style:Modern
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1965

The church of San Liborio is a church in Rome, in the district Ponte Mammolo, in Via Diego Fabbri.

Designed by architect Ennio Canino, it was built in the late 1990s[1] and inaugurated 7 November 1998.

The parish was erected on 28 May 1965 with the decree Neminem fugit, issued by the Cardinal Vicar Luigi Traglia, and entrusted to the secular priests of the Institute of Sodales Priests. Originally the parish was dedicated to St. Mary of the Purification. On 2 December 1996, by decree of Cardinal Camillo Ruini, it assumed its current name.

It was instituted a cardinal's titular church by Pope John Paul II 21 February 2001.

It is dedicated to Saint Liborius, who was bishop of Le Mans (Cenomanus) from 348 to 397.

List of Cardinal Protectors

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holdaway . Dom . Rome, Postmodern Narratives of a Cityscape . 6 October 2015 . Routledge . 978-1-317-32062-3 . 151 . en.