Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
Church in Rome, Italy
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Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the western suburbs of Rome, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus.[3][4]
| Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | |
|---|---|
| Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ | |
| Trasfigurazione di N.S.G.C.[1] | |
Chiesa della Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | |
Facade | |
 Click on the map for a fullscreen view | |
| 41°52′15″N 12°26′48″E | |
| Location | Piazza della Trasfigurazione 2, Gianicolense, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | trasfigurazione |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Dedication | Transfiguration of Jesus |
| Consecrated | 1936 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Tullio Rossi |
| Architectural type | Rationalist,[2] Egyptian Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1934 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Pablo Virgilio David |
History
The church was built in 1934–36, designed by Tullio Rossi.[5] Behind the altar is a reproduction of Raphael's Transfiguration.
The martyr Fr. Andrea Santoro (1945–2006) was priest at Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo in 1971–81.[6]
On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.
- Cardinal-Protectors
- Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (2001–2024)
- Pablo Virgilio David (2024–present)