Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

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Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo
Church of the Most Blessed Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (in English)
Pretiossimo Saguinis Domini Nostræ Iesu Christi (in Latin)
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Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo
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41°56′46″N12°28′27″E / 41.9461020818976°N 12.474127874314577°E / 41.9461020818976; 12.474127874314577 Coordinates: 41°56′46″N12°28′27″E / 41.9461020818976°N 12.474127874314577°E / 41.9461020818976; 12.474127874314577
LocationVia Flaminia 732T, Rome
Country Italy
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
History
Status Titular church
Dedication Blood of Christ
Architecture
Architectural type Church
Groundbreaking 1957
Administration
Province Rome
District Lazio
Clergy
Cardinal protector John Njue

The church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, seat of the parish, in the Tor di Quinto neighborhood, in Via Flaminia, 732 / T.

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History

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Interior

The parish was erected October 22, 1957 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara "Etsi antistitem" and belongs to the Prefecture XIII. The parish was visited by Pope John Paul II, who celebrated the Mass, 17 October 1993. Pope Benedict XVI established it as cardinal title of Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo with John Njue as its first and incumbent cardinal-protector since 2007.

Cardinal Priest

Pope Benedict XVI established it as titular church since 24 November 2007.

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