San Timoteo, Rome

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San Timoteo
Church of Saint Timothy
Chiesa di San Timoteo a Casal Palocco
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San Timoteo, Rome
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41°45′08″N12°21′22″E / 41.7521°N 12.3562°E / 41.7521; 12.3562
LocationVia Apelle 1, Casal Palocco, Rome
Country Italy
Language(s)Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website santimoteo.org
History
Status titular church
Dedication Saint Timothy
Consecrated 1970
Architecture
Architect(s) Luigi Vagnetti [1]
Architectural type Modern
Groundbreaking 1968
Completed1970
Specifications
Capacity800
Floor area1,400 m2 (15,000 sq ft)
Tower height43.25 m (141.9 ft) [2]
Administration
Diocese Rome

The Church of San Timoteo (Italian : la chiesa di San Timoteo) is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the southwest suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Timothy. [3] [4] [5]

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History

The church is square in shape with rounded corners and is covered with a pagoda-style roof. [6] It was built in 1968–70 on land donated by the Società Generale Immobiliare. [7]

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. [8] [9]

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