San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa

San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa
Church of Saint Gabriel the Archangel at Acque Traversa (in English) Sancti Gabrieli Archangeli ad Aquam Transversam (in Latin)
Facade
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41°57′01″N12°26′36″E / 41.95034184233761°N 12.443449691331772°E / 41.95034184233761; 12.443449691331772
Location	Viale Cortina d'Ampezzo 144, Rome
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
History
Status	Titular church
Dedication	Gabriel the Archangel
Consecrated	1958
Architecture
Architect(s)	Vera Puoti
Architectural type	Church
Style	Modernist
Administration
District	Lazio
Province	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

St. Gabriel the Archangel is one of the churches of Rome, located in the suburbs Della Vittoria, Viale Cortina d'Ampezzo.

History

It was built in the twentieth century. The church is home to the parish, which was established August 30, 1956 by Clemente Micara Cardinal Vicar with the decree Neminem fugit, and entrusted, since 1958, the priests of the Society of Divine Vocations (called vocation promoters).

List of Cardinal Protectors

It also is home to the cardinal's title of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Acqua Travers, instituted by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1988.

• Jean Margeot (28 June 1988 - 17 July 2009)
• José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (20 November 2010 – 21 July 2019)
• Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (5 October 2019 – present)

References

• San Gabriel Arcangelo