San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio

San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio is a parochial church in Rome and titular church for a Cardinal-Priest.

San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio
Church of Saint Polycarp at the Aqua Claudia
Chiesa di San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio
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41°51′09″N 12°33′29″E / 41.85256827349301°N 12.557955543479888°E / 41.85256827349301; 12.557955543479888
LocationPiazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesanpolicarpo.it
History
Statustitular church
Founded1964
DedicationPolycarp
Consecrated15 July 1967
Architecture
Architect(s)Giuseppe Nicolosi
Architectural typeModernist
Completed1967
Administration
DioceseRome

It is named for the Aqua Claudia aqueduct nearby, and for Polycarp, a 2nd-century AD saint and writer.

Parish church

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The church was built in 1967 for a parish which was created in 1960, in East Rome's XXth prefecture. It is located on Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Roma, Roma, Lazio 00174 at the Via Lemonia.

Pope John Paul II visited the church twice, on 2 May 1982 and 11 March 1990.

On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a Cardinal-Priest.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals] (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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