San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Garbatella
Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
The facade, which faces onto Piazza Sauli[1]
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is located in Rome
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
41°51′43″N 12°29′22″E / 41.8619°N 12.4895°E / 41.8619; 12.4895
LocationVia Cristoforo Borri 2, Ostiense, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesanfrancescosaverioroma.it
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationFrancis Xavier
Consecrated1933
Relics heldSome relics of Francis Xavier are preserved in the altar[2]
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s)Alberto Calza Bini[3]
Architectural typeRenaissance Revival, Rationalist
Groundbreaking1931
Completed1933
Administration
DioceseRome

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Francis Xavier.[4][5][6][7]

History

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San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella was built in 1931–33.[8][9]

Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, ministered in the church after the Second World War; it was the first church in Rome that he visited after being elected Pope in 1978.[10][11][12] Pope Paul VI also visited in 1976.[13]

On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.

Cardinal-protectors

Structure

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On a Latin cross plan, the facade is covered in brick and decorated with travertine pilasters. The main entrance is framed by Doric columns. On the entablature there is a large lunette, inside a circular arch. The tympanum carries the arms of Pope Pius XII.[16]

The dome is of reinforced concrete, decorated with arched windows; it is painted in gray, in imitation of lead Baroque domes. It is surmounted by a simple roof lantern. The interior is divided into three naves, delimited by Ionic columns; the barrel vault is coffered in stucco.[17]

The right transept has a fresco of the Madonna of Divine Love and commemorates the 1943 bombing of San Lorenzo, Rome. The apse holds a canvas painting of Francis Xavier preaching in Goa.[2]

References

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Interior
Cupola
  1. ^ Alemanno, Massimo (December 26, 2004). Le chiese di Roma moderna. Armando Editore. ISBN 9788860811479 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella".
  3. ^ architetti, Unione romana ingegneri e (December 26, 1971). "La Terza Roma: lo sviluppo urbanistico, edilizio e tecnico di Roma capitale". Palombi – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Mariani, Franco (March 16, 2016). Giovanni Paolo II: Alla Toscana. Cavinato Editore Internatio. ISBN 9788869821707 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "La Civiltà cattolica". Civiltà Cattolica. December 26, 1979 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "When in Rome...see San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella on Via Daniele Comboni".
  7. ^ "La domenica del Corriere supplemento illustrato del Corriere della sera". December 26, 1934 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "INDEX FASCISMO - Architettura". www.artefascista.it.
  9. ^ "La Rassegna nazionale". December 26, 1935 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Allegri, Renzo (January 27, 2020). Il Papa di Fatima: Vita di Karol Wojtyla. Àncora Editrice. ISBN 9788851423032 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Bua, Pasquale (May 29, 2019). Roma, il Lazio e il Vaticano II: Preparazione, contributi, recezione. Edizioni Studium S.r.l. ISBN 9788838248221 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Nicosia, Alessandro; Pizzo, Marco (December 26, 2005). Giovanni Paolo II e Roma. Gangemi. ISBN 9788849208955 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Marangoni, Renato (December 26, 2001). La Chiesa, mistero di comunione: il contributo di Paolo VI nell'elaborazione dell'ecclesiologia di comunione, 1963-1978. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. ISBN 9788876528866 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ..." P.J. Kenedy. December 26, 2005 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Annuario pontificio". December 26, 2009 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Carpaneto, Giorgio (December 26, 1997). I quartieri di Roma: una serie straordinaria di affascinanti itinerari ripercorsi lungo le strade di ieri e di oggi, tra bellezze artistiche e naturali, alla scoperta del volto antico e moderno della città. Newton & Compton. ISBN 9788881836390 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Sapori, Francesco (December 26, 1953). "Architettura in Roma, 1901-1950". A. Belardetti – via Google Books.
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