| Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | |
|---|---|
| Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ | |
| Trasfigurazione di N.S.G.C.[1] | |
Chiesa della Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | |
 Facade | |
Click on the map for a fullscreen view | |
| 41°52′15″N 12°26′48″E / 41.8709°N 12.4466°E | |
| Location | Piazza della Trasfigurazione 2, Gianicolense, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | trasfigurazione |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Dedication | Transfiguration of Jesus |
| Consecrated | 1936 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Tullio Rossi |
| Architectural type | Rationalist,[2] Egyptian Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1934 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the western suburbs of Rome, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus.[3][4]
History
View of interior
The church was built in 1934–36, designed by Tullio Rossi.[5] Behind the altar is a reproduction of Raphael's Transfiguration.
The martyr Fr. Andrea Santoro (1945–2006) was priest at Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo in 1971–81.[6]
On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.
- Cardinal-Protectors
- Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (2001–present)
See also
References
- ↑ Alemanno, Massimo (November 22, 2004). Le chiese di Roma moderna. Armando Editore. ISBN 9788883589713 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "▷ Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo". info.roma.it.
- ↑ "Parrocchia Trasfigurazione di N.S.G.C., Roma - Municipio XII | FairVillage". www.fairvillage.eu.
- ↑ "HOME". PARROCCHIA DELLA TRASFIGURAZIONE DI N.S.G.C.
- ↑ Rendina, Claudio (November 22, 2000). La grande enciclopedia di Roma: personaggi, curiosità, monumenti, storia, arte e folclore della Città Eterna dalle origini al Duemila. Newton & Compton. ISBN 9788882893163 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Polselli, Antonio (November 22, 2008). Don Andrea Santoro: le eredità. Città Nuova. ISBN 9788831173377 – via Google Books.
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