San Timoteo, Rome Explained
| San Timoteo |
| Fullname: | Church of Saint Timothy |
| Native Name: | Chiesa di San Timoteo a Casal Palocco |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Click on the map for a fullscreen view |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 9 |
| Mapframe-Marker: | religious-christian |
| Coordinates: | 41.7521°N 12.3562°W |
| Location: | Via Apelle 1, Casal Palocco, Rome |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language(S): | Italian |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Tradition: | Roman Rite |
| Former Names: | --> |
| Dedication: | Saint Timothy |
| Consecrated Date: | 1970 |
| Capacity: | 800 |
| Tower Height: | [1] |
| Architect: | Luigi Vagnetti[2] |
| Groundbreaking: | 1968 |
| Completed Date: | 1970 |
The Church of San Timoteo (it|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]
History
The 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
Notes and References
- Web site: La Chiesa di San Timoteo.
- Web site: VAGNETTI, Luigi in "Dizionario Biografico". www.treccani.it.
- Book: Mavilio, Stefano. Guida all'architettura sacra: Roma, 1945-2005. November 16, 2006. Electa. 9788837041410. Google Books.
- Web site: Il nostro San Timoteo. www.santimoteo.org.
- Book: Macrì, Mara. Lo spirito e il fuoco: Un'intervista interrotta, un dialogo che continua... Infanzia, adolescenza e ordinazione di Don Mario Torregrossa. January 1, 2010. Effata Editrice IT. 9788874026616. Google Books.
- Web site: BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Timoteo.
- Web site: San Timoteo a Casal Palocco. info.roma.it.
- Web site: San Timoteo (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- Web site: S. Timoteo. GCatholic.
- Web site: FURTADO Card. Arlindo GOMES. press.vatican.va.
- Web site: Vatican News (February 14, 2015). www.archindy.org.
- Web site: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistories of the 21st Century. cardinals.fiu.edu.
