Natività di Gesù is a church on Piazza Pasquino in the Parione rione of Rome. It is the national church in Rome of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
| Natività di Gesù | |
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| Church of the Nativity of Jesus | |
Chiesa della Natività di Gesù | |
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| 41°53′53″N 12°28′19″E / 41.8980°N 12.4720°E | |
| Location | Vicolo dei Granari 10/A, Parione, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| History | |
| Status | national church |
| Dedication | Nativity of Jesus |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Architect(s) | Andrea Busiri Vici |
| Architectural type | Renaissance Revival, Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1692 |
| Completed | 1862 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
It was built at the end of the 17th century for the Archconfraternity of the Company of the Nativity (known as the Agonizzanti), formed in 1616. Pope Innocent XII granted a letter giving the Archconfraternity the licence to build a church as its oratory. It was rebuilt several times, the last being in 1862, when it took on its current appearance.
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- C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, p. 266
- G. Carpaneto, Rione VI Parione, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. II, pp. 384–447
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