Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle

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Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle
Church of the Holy Family of Nazareth at Centocelle
Tempio Parrocchiale Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth
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Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle
41°53′08″N12°33′42″E / 41.8856°N 12.5618°E / 41.8856; 12.5618
LocationPiazzale delle Gardenie 45, Prenestino-Centocelle, Rome
Country Italy
Language(s)Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website www.facebook.com/SacraFamigliaRoma
History
Status titular church, parish church
Dedication Holy Family
Consecrated 1972
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s) Mario Fusacchia
Architectural type Modern
Groundbreaking 1970
Completed1972
Administration
Diocese Rome

Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to the Holy Family. [1] [2]

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History

Interior. The Latin frieze reads, Omnipotens aeterne Deus, qui per filium tuum Jesum Christum Mariae et Joseph subditum domesticam vitam ineffabilis virtutibus consecrasti, fac nos eorum auxilio familiae sanctae exemplis instrui et consortium consequi sempiternum. Laudetur sacra familia.
("Almighty eternal God, who consecrated domestic life with unutterable virtues through your son Jesus Christ being subject to Mary and Joseph, by their help make us models of the holy family and sharers in eternal fellowship. May the holy family be praised.") Prenestino-Centocelle - Sacra Famiglia 3.JPG
Interior. The Latin frieze reads, Omnipotens aeterne Deus, qui per filium tuum Jesum Christum Mariae et Joseph subditum domesticam vitam ineffabilis virtutibus consecrasti, fac nos eorum auxilio familiae sanctae exemplis instrui et consortium consequi sempiternum. Laudetur sacra familia. ("Almighty eternal God, who consecrated domestic life with unutterable virtues through your son Jesus Christ being subject to Mary and Joseph, by their help make us models of the holy family and sharers in eternal fellowship. May the holy family be praised.")

The church was built in 1970–72 to a design by Mario Fusacchia. [4] [3]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. [5]

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References

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