Santa Lucia a Piazza d'Armi
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Patronage : | Saint Lucia of Syracuse |
| Architect : | Tullio Rossi |
| Architectural style : | |
| Title Church: | since 1973 |
| Cardinal priest | Théodore-Adrien Sarr |
| Start of building: | |
| Completion: | 1938 |
| Rite: | Roman rite |
| Address: | Via di Santa Lucia, 5, 00195 Roma, Italy |
Santa Lucia a Piazza d'Armi (Saint Lucia at Arms Square) is a Roman Catholic titular church and parish church in Rome . It is dedicated to Saint Lucia of Syracuse . Since it is the only parish church with this patronage, Santa Lucia usually means this church.
The building is located on the Circonvallazione Claodia between Piazzale Clodio in the XV. Quarter on the border with the 1st quarter.
history
The parish was founded in 1936 and the church was completed in the same year. It was designed by Tullio Rossi .
Cardinal priest
It has been titular church since March 5, 1973. The following cardinals were titleholders of this church:
- Timothy Manning , Archbishop of Los Angeles , Mar. 5, 1973–23. June 1989
- Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi , Archbishop of Kinshasa , June 28, 1991–6. January 2007
- Théodore-Adrien Sarr , Archbishop of Dakar , since November 24, 2007
Web pages
Commons : Santa Lucia (Rome) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 10.7 ″ N , 12 ° 27 ′ 23 ″ E