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The church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, seat of the parish, in the Tor di Quinto neighborhood, in Via Flaminia.
Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo | |
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Church of the Most Blessed Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (in English) Pretiossimo Saguinis Domini Nostræ Iesu Christi (in Latin) | |
41°56′46″N 12°28′27″E / 41.9461020818976°N 12.474127874314577°E | |
Location | Via Flaminia 732T, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
History | |
Status | Titular church |
Dedication | Blood of Christ |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1957 |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | John Njue |
History
editThe parish was erected October 22, 1957 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara "Etsi antistitem" and belongs to the Prefecture XIII. The parish was visited by Pope John Paul II, who celebrated the Mass on 17 October 1993. Pope Benedict XVI established it as cardinal title of Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo with John Njue as its first and incumbent cardinal-protector since 2007.
Cardinal Priest
editPope Benedict XVI established it as titular church since 24 November 2007.
- John Njue, 24 November 2007 appointed - present
References
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