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Church in Rome, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Natività di Gesù is a church on Piazza Pasquino in the Parione rione of Rome. It is the national church in Rome of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Natività di Gesù | |
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Church of the Nativity of Jesus | |
Chiesa della Natività di Gesù | |
41°53′53″N 12°28′19″E | |
Location | Vicolo dei Granari 10/A, Parione, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
History | |
Status | national church |
Dedication | Nativity of Jesus |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Architect(s) | Andrea Busiri Vici |
Architectural type | Renaissance Revival, Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1692 |
Completed | 1862 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
It was built at the end of the 17th century for the Archconfraternity of the Company of the Nativity (known as the Agonizzanti), formed in 1616. Pope Innocent XII granted a letter giving the Archconfraternity the licence to build a church as its oratory. It was rebuilt several times, the last being in 1862, when it took on its current appearance.
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