San Patrizio
San Patrizio | |
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Church of Saint Patrick at the Villa Ludovisi | |
Chiesa di San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi | |
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41°54′31″N 12°29′35″E / 41.90861°N 12.49306°E | |
Location | Via Boncompagni 31, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian, English |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Paulist Fathers |
Website | stpatricksamericanrome |
History | |
Status | titular church, national church |
Founded | 1908 |
Dedication | Saint Patrick |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Aristide Leonori |
Architectural type | Byzantine revival, Renaissance Revival |
Completed | 1911 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi is a Catholic parish, titular church, and national church of the United States in Rome.
History
[edit]It was one of the national churches of Ireland until 2017 when it became the national church of the United States of America.[1] Since August 2017 (when they were transferred from Santa Susanna), it has been under the pastoral care of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers), a religious order which originated and is based in New York City.[2]
It was built in 1908 to designs in a Romanesque-Byzantine revival style by Aristide Leonori.[3] An earlier church on the site, Santa Maria in Posterula , was demolished, but a fresco was saved and installed in the new structure. The apse mosaic dates from 1929 and depicts Saint Patrick preaching to the crowds.[4]
Its current Cardinal-Priest is Thomas Collins, the former Archbishop of Toronto.[5]
Since the move, the current National Church of Ireland is the Church of Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case.
Cardinal-Priests
[edit]- William Conway (25 February 1965 – 17 April 1977)
- Tomás Ó Fiaich (30 June 1979 – 8 May 1990)
- Cahal Daly (28 June 1991 – 31 December 2009)
- Thomas Collins (18 February 2012 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ Arocho Esteves, Junno (7 August 2017). "American community finds a new home in Rome". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "St. Patrick’s Catholic American Parish in Rome", Paulist Fathers
- ^ "San Patrizio", Religiana
- ^ "St. Patrick's Church in Villa Ludovisi", Turismo Roma, Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department
- ^ "'Honorary Irishman' takes on Cardinal-Priest role in Rome". The Independent. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Chiesa di San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi (Italian)
- St. Patrick's in Rome official web site
- English Masses in Rome, PNAC
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