San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia

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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia
San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia (in Italian)
S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia (in Latin)
San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia
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41°46′56″N12°21′07″E / 41.782229°N 12.351885°E / 41.782229; 12.351885
LocationLargo 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
Completed1954
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.

List of Cardinal Priests

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