Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta
 In the foreground the old church. In the background the new church |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Rome, Italy |
| diocese | Archdiocese of Rome |
| Patronage | Saint Urban I and Lawrence of Rome |
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| 42 ° 0 '3.7 " N , 12 ° 29' 33.3" E | |
Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta is the name of two neighboring churches. The older one is connected to the Prima Porta gate , which gave the whole district, Z.LVIII, its name. The new church dates from the 20th century and was built right next to it.
history
The old church was built in the 12th century and was dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Armellini reports in a Vatican archive document:
At the beginning of the 17th century the church was renovated and expanded by Pope Urban VIII and Saint Urban was added as the church's patron . Urban VIII founded the parish on March 7, 1629 by decree and assigned it to the diocese of Porto Santa Rufina . On January 5, 1945 the parish was assigned to the diocese of Rome .
Due to the large population growth, a new church was built right next to it in 1971 by Giorgio Pacini. The two churches are connected and the old church is now the weekday chapel.
On November 26, 1994, Pope John Paul II elevated the church to title diaconia.
The parish has been looked after by the Paulines since 2005.
The new parish church
inside view
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Cardinal deacons
So far the Diakonie has a title holder:
- Gilberto Agustoni , Cardinal of the Curia , November 26–24. February 2005, cardinal priest pro hac vice February 24, 2005–13. January 2017
literature
- M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX . Rome 1891, p. 850 ( penelope.uchicago.edu ).
- Claudio Rendina: Le Chiese di Roma. Newton & Compton Editori, Milan 2000, p. 367.
- Bruno Regni e Marina Sennato, Il complesso parrocchiale di Prima Porta, anno XLIX, nº 1, Rome, Edizione del Comune di Roma, 1974. . In: Capitolium. Rassegna di attività municipali . anno XLIX, September. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
