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]
| San Timoteo | |
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| Church of Saint Timothy | |
Chiesa di San Timoteo a Casal Palocco | |
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| 41°45′08″N 12°21′22″E / 41.7521°N 12.3562°E | |
| Location | Via Apelle 1, Casal Palocco, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | santimoteo |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Dedication | Saint Timothy |
| Consecrated | 1970 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Luigi Vagnetti[2] |
| Architectural type | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | 1968 |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Floor area | 1,400 m2 (15,000 sq ft) |
| Tower height | 43.25 m (141.9 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
History
editThe 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]
- Cardinal-protectors
- Arlindo Gomes Furtado (2015–present)[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "La Chiesa di San Timoteo".
- ^ "VAGNETTI, Luigi in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it.
- ^ Mavilio, Stefano (November 16, 2006). Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. Electa. ISBN 9788837041410 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Il nostro San Timoteo". www.santimoteo.org.
- ^ Macrì, Mara (January 1, 2010). Lo spirito e il fuoco: Un'intervista interrotta, un dialogo che continua... Infanzia, adolescenza e ordinazione di Don Mario Torregrossa. Effata Editrice IT. ISBN 9788874026616 – via Google Books.
- ^ "BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Timoteo".
- ^ "San Timoteo a Casal Palocco". info.roma.it.
- ^ "San Timoteo (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "S. Timoteo". GCatholic.
- ^ "FURTADO Card. Arlindo GOMES". press.vatican.va.
- ^ "Vatican News (February 14, 2015)". www.archindy.org.
- ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistories of the 21st Century". cardinals.fiu.edu.