San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata

San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Pietralata
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata
San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata
41°55′03″N12°33′01″E / 41.9176°N 12.5502°E / 41.9176; 12.5502
Location	Largo Geltrude Comensoli 6, Pietralata, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	sanmicheleapietralata.it
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]}

History

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]

Interior view

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]

Cardinal-Protectors

• Joseph Cardijn (1965–1967)
• Javier Lozano Barragán (2003–2014) ^{[12] [13] [14]}
• Michael Czerny (2019–present) ^[15]

References

1. Ceschi, Carlo (December 20, 1963). "Le chiese di Roma dagli inizi del Neoclassico al 1961". Cappelli – via Google Books.
2. "San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata". info.roma.it.
3. "S. MICHELE ARCANGELO A PIETRALATA - Diocesi di Roma". www.pmap.it.
4. Alemanno, Massimo (December 20, 2004). Le chiese di Roma moderna. Armando Editore. ISBN   9788860811479 – via Google Books.
5. Anzidei, Anna Paola (December 20, 1998). "Roma oltre le mura: lineamenti storico topografici del territorio della V circoscrizione". Associazione culturale Roma oltre le mura – via Google Books.
6. Rendina, Claudio (December 20, 2007). Le chiese di Roma: storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia. Newton Compton. ISBN   9788854109315 – via Google Books.
7. "San Michele Arcangelo (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
8. "Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata". GCatholic.
9. "Roma. Papa Francesco tra i fedeli della parrocchia di San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata". Video: ultime notizie - Corriere TV.
10. "Visit to the Roman Parish «San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata» (8 February 2015) | Francis". www.vatican.va.
11. "Il Papa visita a sorpresa il campo nomadi. Poi la parrocchia di San Michele Arcangelo". rainews.
12. "san michele arcangelo". In Caelo et in Terra.
13. Pham, John-Peter (November 30, 2004). Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-933482-7 – via Google Books.
14. Bräuer, Martin (February 27, 2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN   9783110269475 – via Google Books.
15. Mancini, Marco. "La Diocesi di Roma: XII Prefettura, tra Pietralata e Collatino". www.acistampa.com.

External links

• Official website