San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata | |
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Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Pietralata | |
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata | |
41°55′03″N12°33′01″E / 41.9176°N 12.5502°E Coordinates: 41°55′03″N12°33′01″E / 41.9176°N 12.5502°E | |
Location | Largo Geltrude Comensoli 6, Pietralata, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | sanmicheleapietralata |
History | |
Status | titular church, parish church |
Dedication | Saint Michael |
Consecrated | 25 September 1948 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Architect(s) | Tullio Rossi [1] |
Architectural type | Rationalist [2] |
Groundbreaking | 1938 |
Completed | 1948 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to Michael the Archangel. [3] [4]
San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata was built in 1937–48; its construction was interrupted by the Second World War. It is built in red-orange brick, with the arms of Pope Pius XII displayed on the facade. [5] [6]
On 5 February 1965, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon. [7]
In 1991 it was visited by Pope John Paul II. [8] In 2015, the church was visited by Pope Francis. [9] [10] The visit attracted attention when the Pope also visited a refugee encampment 300 m (330 yd) away from the church. [11]
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