Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno | |
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Church of the Holy Ugandan Martyrs at Poggio Ameno | |
Chiesa Santissimi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno | |
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41°50′43″N 12°29′24″E / 41.8453°N 12.4901°E / 41.8453; 12.4901 | |
Location | Via Adolfo Rava 31, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | titular church |
Dedication | Uganda Martyrs |
Consecrated | 1980 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giuseppe Vaccaro and Gualtiero Gualtieri |
Architectural type | Modern |
Groundbreaking | 1973 |
Completed | 1980 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Rome, dedicated to the Uganda Martyrs.
History
The church was built in 1973–1980. Its roof is curved like a Ugandan hut.
On 28 June 1988, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.
- Titulars
- Christian Tumi (1988–2021)
- Peter Okpaleke (2022–present)
References
- "Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno". info.roma.it.
- Rocchi, Giulia. "Le meditazioni della Via Crucis del Papa affidate anche alla parrocchia dei Santi Martiri dell'Uganda | DIOCESI DI ROMA".
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- "When in Rome...see Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno on Via Adolfo Ravà".
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- "Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.