San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
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41°54′36″N 12°27′54″E / 41.91000°N 12.46500°E / 41.91000; 12.46500
LocationVia Pompeo Magno 25, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationJoachim
Consecrated1911
Architecture
Architect(s)Raffaele Ingami
Architectural typeChurch
StyleEclecticism
Groundbreaking1891
Completed1898
Administration
DistrictLazio
ProvinceRome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorLeopoldo Brenes

San Gioacchino ai Prati Castello ("St Joachim's at the Fields of the Castle") is a church in Rome dedicated to Saint Joachim, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus. Construction began in 1891 and the building was opened to the public in 1898. It was consecrated on 6 June 1911 by Cardinal Pietro Respighi. Pope John XXIII made it a cardinal's titular church in 1960.

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