Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano

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Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano
Church of Saints Joachim and Anne in Tuscolano [1]
Chiesa di Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano
Santi Gioacchino e Anna al Tuscolano
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41°51′08″N12°35′16″E / 41.8521°N 12.5878°E / 41.8521; 12.5878
LocationViale Bruno Rizzieri 120, Rome
Country Italy
LanguageItalian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website Official website
History
Status Titular church
Dedication Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
Dedicated12 April 1984
Architecture
ArchitectSandro Benedetti [2]
Style Modern
Groundbreaking1982
Completed1984
Administration
Diocese Rome

Saints Joachim and Anne in Tuscolano [1] (Italian : Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano) is a church in Rome. [2] The church is dedicated to Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Virgin Mary.

On 28 June 1988, this church was erected as a cardinal's title. The first two cardinal priests to hold title to this church were Hans Hermann Groer, O.S.B. and Keith O'Brien. Each of these cardinals was implicated in sexual scandals and renounced his privileges as cardinal. [3] [4] The title has been held by Toribio Ticona Porco since 28 June 2018.

Cardinal-priests

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Assignment of the Titles or the Deaconries to the New Cardinals". www.vatican.va. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018. Cardinal Keith Patrick Michael O'Brien of the Title of Sts Joachim and Anne in Tuscolano
  2. 1 2 "La Storia". parrochie.it (in Italian). SS. Gioacchino e Anna. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2018. Il complesso parrocchiale dei SS. Gioacchino e Anna, progettato nel 1979 da Sandro Benedetti
  3. ↑ "Austrian Cardinal Quits in Sex Scandal". New York Times. Associated Press. 15 April 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pope Francis strips disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien of privileges but not title". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cardinal Keith O'Brien dies after fall". BBC News. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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