Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia | |
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San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia (in Italian) S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia (in Latin) | |
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41°46′56″N12°21′07″E / 41.782229°N 12.351885°E | |
Location | Largo Cesidio da Fossa 18, Acilia, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Titular church |
Dedication | Francis of Assisi |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Vincenzo Passarelli |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1953 |
Completed | 1954 |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Wilfrid Fox Napier |
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia (Italian : San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia, Latin : S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Acilia, a northwestern suburb of Rome, built as a parish church in the 1950s. On 21 February 2001 Pope John Paul II made it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals. [1]
The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia is Wilfrid Fox Napier.