San Giuseppe al Trionfale

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San Giuseppe al Trionfale
Basilica of Saint Joseph on the Triumphal Way
Basilica Parocchiale San Giuseppe al Trionfale
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Facade. The bronze doors were modified in 2013. [1]
San Giuseppe al Trionfale
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41°54′42″N12°27′06″E / 41.9118°N 12.4517°E / 41.9118; 12.4517
LocationVia Bernardino Telesio 4/B, Trionfale, Rome
Country Italy
Language(s)Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Religious order Servants of Charity
History
Status titular church, parish church, minor basilica
Founder(s) Luigi Guanella
Dedication Saint Joseph
Consecrated 19 March 1912 [2]
Relics heldContains the purported mantle of St. Joseph and veil of the Virgin Mary [3]
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s) Aristide Leonori
Architectural type Neoclassical
Groundbreaking 1909
Completed1912
Administration
Diocese Rome

San Giuseppe al Trionfale is a 20th-century minor basilica and titular church in Rome, [4] located immediately north of the Vatican, dedicated to Saint Joseph. [5] [6] [7]

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History

San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale was built in 1909–12, designed in Neoclassical style by Aristide Leonori. [8] [9] It was the project of Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity. [10]

On 7 June 1967, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon. [11] In 1970 it was made a minor basilica.

Cardinal-Deacons

Structure

The basilica has a central nave with side aisles with nine bays. The facade is rendered in peach, with architectural details in white, and dado in limestone. [18] [19]

The interior is in a Baroque style, with Corinthian columns in pinkish-grey Baveno granite with gilded capitals. Stained glass windows depict Pope Pius IX, Pope Pius X and Pope Benedict XV. Mosaics in the apse were added in 1964 to designs by Pio and Silvio Eroli, with scenes from the life of Saint Joseph. [20] The spandrel of the triumphal arch shows Christ in majesty with scenes featuring the four patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, son of Jacob. [21] Silvio Consadori added twelve frescos in 1971. [22]

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View of the ceiling
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Apse and chancel
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