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Church in Rome, Italy
San Timoteo
Church of Saint Timothy
Chiesa di San Timoteo a Casal Palocco
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41°45′08″N 12°21′22″E / 41.7521°N 12.3562°E / 41.7521; 12.3562
LocationVia Apelle 1, Casal Palocco, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesantimoteo.org
History
Statustitular church
DedicationSaint Timothy
Consecrated1970
Architecture
Architect(s)Luigi Vagnetti
Architectural typeModern
Groundbreaking1968
Completed1970
Specifications
Capacity800
Floor area1,400 m (15,000 sq ft)
Tower height43.25 m (141.9 ft)
Administration
DioceseRome

The Church of San Timoteo (Italian: la chiesa di San Timoteo) is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the southwest suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Timothy.

History

The church is square in shape with rounded corners and is covered with a pagoda-style roof. It was built in 1968–70 on land donated by the Società Generale Immobiliare.

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.

Cardinal-protectors

References

  1. "La Chiesa di San Timoteo".
  2. "VAGNETTI, Luigi in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it.
  3. Mavilio, Stefano (November 16, 2006). Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. Electa. ISBN 9788837041410 – via Google Books.
  4. "Il nostro San Timoteo". www.santimoteo.org.
  5. Macrì, Mara (January 1, 2010). Lo spirito e il fuoco: Un'intervista interrotta, un dialogo che continua... Infanzia, adolescenza e ordinazione di Don Mario Torregrossa. Effata Editrice IT. ISBN 9788874026616 – via Google Books.
  6. "BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Timoteo".
  7. "San Timoteo a Casal Palocco". info.roma.it.
  8. "San Timoteo (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  9. "S. Timoteo". GCatholic.
  10. "FURTADO Card. Arlindo GOMES". press.vatican.va.
  11. "Vatican News (February 14, 2015)". www.archindy.org.
  12. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistories of the 21st Century". cardinals.fiu.edu.

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