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San Gregorio VII

Coordinates: 41°53′53.39″N 12°27′0.43″E / 41.8981639°N 12.4501194°E / 41.8981639; 12.4501194
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Church of Saint Gregory VII
Chiesa di San Gregorio VII (in Italian)
S. Gregorii VII (in Latin)
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41°53′53.39″N 12°27′0.43″E / 41.8981639°N 12.4501194°E / 41.8981639; 12.4501194
LocationVia Gregorio VII, 6, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationPope Gregory VII
Consecrated1961
Architecture
Architect(s)Mario Paniconi, Giulio Pediconi
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1958[1]
Completed1961
Specifications
Length66 metres (217 ft)
Width35 metres (115 ft)
Nave width15 metres (49 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protectorBaselios Cleemis Thottunkal

The Church of Saint Gregory VII (Italian: Chiesa di San Gregorio VII), also called San Gregorio Settimo, is a Roman Catholic parish church on the Via del Cottolengo (Via Gregorio VII) in Rome dedicated to Pope Saint Gregory VII (r. 1073–1085). It was built by Mario Paniconi and Giulio Pediconi from 1960 to 1961, to serve a parish erected by Pope Pius XII in 1952. Its roof is held up by 10 concrete piers, and is structurally independent of the walls, which end before they reach the roof (the empty space between them being filled with glass). It is a parish church, served by Franciscans; in the crypt is a depiction of the Life of St Francis of Assisi in an unusual stone inlay technique. San Gregorio VII has been a titular church since 1969. The current Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Chiesa di San Gregorio VII is Cardinal Cleemis, the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum.

Cardinal-priests of San Gregorio VII

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References

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  1. ^ "Parrocchia San Gregorio VII" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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