Jump to content

Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

Coordinates: 41°56′46″N 12°28′27″E / 41.9461020818976°N 12.474127874314577°E / 41.9461020818976; 12.474127874314577
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo
Church of the Most Blessed Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (in English)
Pretiossimo Saguinis Domini Nostræ Iesu Christi (in Latin)
Facade
Map
Click on the map for a fullscreen view
41°56′46″N 12°28′27″E / 41.9461020818976°N 12.474127874314577°E / 41.9461020818976; 12.474127874314577
LocationVia Flaminia 732T, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationBlood of Christ
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1957
Administration
DistrictLazio
ProvinceRome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorJohn Njue

The church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, seat of the parish, in the Tor di Quinto neighborhood, in Via Flaminia.

History

[edit]
Interior

The parish was erected October 22, 1957 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara "Etsi antistitem" and belongs to the Prefecture XIII. The parish was visited by Pope John Paul II, who celebrated the Mass on 17 October 1993. Pope Benedict XVI established it as cardinal title of Preziossimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesú Cristo with John Njue as its first and incumbent cardinal-protector since 2007.

Cardinal Priest

[edit]

Pope Benedict XVI established it as titular church since 24 November 2007.

  • John Njue, 24 November 2007 appointed - present

References

[edit]
[edit]