The church of San Giustino is a
church in Rome, in the neighborhood of Alexandria, in Alexandria Avenue.
History
The building of the parish church was erected, designed by architect Francesco Fornari, June 10, 1952 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar
Clemente Micara
Clemente Micara (24 December 1879 – 11 March 1965) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1909 to 1950 and was Vicar General of Rome from 1951 until his death.
Pope Pius ...
"To care vigilant" and was inaugurated by the 29 May 1953. He was first assigned to diocesan clergy of Rome (1952-1965) to the clergy of the diocese of Bergamo.
The church was visited by
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
November 14, 1982.
John Paul II elevated the church in 2003 to the status of a
titular church
In the Catholic Church, a titular church () is a Churches in Rome, church in Rome that is assigned to a member of the Holy orders in the Catholic Church, clergy who is created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal. These are Catholic churches in ...
for a
cardinal priest
A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. Ca ...
.
Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Pham Minh Man is its first and current titular.
List of Cardinal Protectors
*
Phạm Minh Mẫn,
Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City (21 October 2003 – present)
References
External links
San Giustino
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Titular churches
Rome Q. XXIII Alessandrino
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1953
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy