San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali
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| Church of Saint Frumentius ai Prati Fiscali | |
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| San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali (in Italian) S. Frumentii ad Prata Fiscalia (in Latin) | |
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| 41°56′48.28″N 12°31′03.20″E / 41.9467444°N 12.5175556°E | |
| Location | Via Cavriglia 8, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | Titular church |
| Dedication | Frumentius |
| Consecrated | 1994 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Eugene Abruzzini |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Robert Walter McElroy |
The Church of Saint Frumentius at the Prati Fiscali (Italian: San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali, Latin: S. Frumentii ad Prata Fiscalia) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built as a parish church. On 28 June 1988 Pope John Paul II granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.[1]
The Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sancti Frumentii ad Prata Fiscalia from 1988 until his death in 2021 was Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.
The church is named for Frumentius, a 4th-century Phoenician missionary who is credited with introducing Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum (Ethiopia).[2][3] "Prati Fiscali" is the name of the area, deriving from an estate located north of the Aniene; the name literally means "Meadows of Tax", but this would appear to be a corruption of Filiscari or Flescari, a word of unclear meaning that appears in 10th-century documents.[4][5][6]