San Matteo in Via Merulana was a

titular church In the Catholic Church, a titular church is a church in Rome that is assigned to a member of the clergy who is created a cardinal. These are Catholic churches in the city, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rome, that serve as honorary de ...

in Rome, dedicated to the Apostle and

Evangelist Matthew Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus ...

, for

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s (the intermediary class).

History

San Matteo was first established as a titular church in 112 by

Pope Alexander I Pope Alexander I (c. 75-80 AD - c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from c. 107 to his death c. 115. The Holy See's ''Annuario Pontificio'' (2012) identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. Some believe he suffered martyrdom ...

, then suppressed in 600 by

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. (No incumbents known for that period). It was revived in 1517 by

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. The church was crumbling by 1775 and the title was not awarded between 1776 and 1801, when it was finally suppressed and transferred to

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. The church once housed the famed Marian icon of

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, now under the custody of the

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, later supplemented with another Marian image.

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''(medieval names also unavailable)'' * Andrea Corsini (1769.09.11 – 1776.07.15), Promoted

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of Sabina *

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(May 24, 1756 – September 20, 1756), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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(December 10, 1753 – April 5, 1756), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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* Giambattista Altieri Jr. (November 20, 1724 – January 26, 1739), Promoted

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* Nicola Grimaldi (June 8, 1716 – October 25, 1717) *

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(September 25, 1673 – November 17, 1704), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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(May 14, 1670 – June 29, 1672) *

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(May 17, 1621 – September 6, 1623) *

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(November 13, 1617 – March 5, 1618), Promoted

of Albano * Roberto Ubaldini (April 3, 1617 – July 3, 1617), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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* Roberto Bellarmino,

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(January 15, 1586 – October 9, 1587) * Jérôme Souchier,

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(May 5, 1546 – December 4, 1551), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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(January 15, 1537 – August 23, 1540) *

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(O.E.S.A.) (July 10, 1517 – May 9, 1530), Appointed Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (al Corso) *

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( O.F.M. Obs.) (July 6, 1517 – July 10, 1517), Cardinal-Priest of

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