San Luca a Via Prenestina
Church in Rome, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Church in Rome, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The church of St. Luke the Evangelist is a church of Rome in Prenestino-Labicano district, in Largo San Luca Evangelista (via Roberto Malatesta).
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San Luca a Via Prenestina | |
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Church of Saint Luke on the Praenestine Way S. Lucæ ad viam Prænetinam (in Latin) | |
41°53′18″N 12°32′15″E | |
Location | Via Luchino dal Verme 50, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | sanlucaroma |
History | |
Status | Titular church |
Dedication | Luke the Evangelist |
Consecrated | 1957 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Lucio and Vincenzo Passarelli |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Modern |
Groundbreaking | 1955 |
Completed | 1958 |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Luis José Rueda Aparicio |
It was built between 1955 and 1958 to a design by architects Lucio and Vincenzo Passarelli, and solemnly inaugurated by Monsignor Luigi Traglia on June 20, 1957
The church is home parish, erected January 2, 1956 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara Neminem sane latet. It is also home to the cardinal's title of "San Luca Via Prenestina", founded by Pope Paul VI April 29, 1969.
The church was visited by Pope John Paul II November 4, 1979.
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