San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
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| San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Garbatella | |
Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
 The facade, which faces onto Piazza Sauli[1] | |
  San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella | |
| 41°51′43″N 12°29′22″E / 41.8619°N 12.4895°E | |
| Location | Via Cristoforo Borri 2, Ostiense, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | sanfrancescosaverioroma |
| History | |
| Status | titular church, parish church |
| Dedication | Francis Xavier |
| Consecrated | 1933 |
| Relics held | Some relics of Francis Xavier are preserved in the altar[2] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Architect(s) | Alberto Calza Bini[3] |
| Architectural type | Renaissance Revival, Rationalist |
| Groundbreaking | 1931 |
| Completed | 1933 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Francis Xavier.[4][5][6][7]
San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella was built in 1931–33.[8][9]
Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, ministered in the church after the Second World War; it was the first church in Rome that he visited after being elected Pope in 1978.[10][11][12] Pope Paul VI also visited in 1976.[13]
On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.
- Cardinal-protectors
- Leo Scheffczyk (2001–2006)[14]
- Franc Rodé (2006–present);[15] made a cardinal-priest in 2016, title elevated to a cardinal-priesthood pro hac vice
