Gesù Divin Lavoratore
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Church of Jesus the Divine Worker | |
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Iesu Divini Opificis (in Latin) | |
Chiesa Parrocchiale di Gesù Divino Lavoratore (in Italian) | |
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41°52′07″N 12°27′59″E / 41.86871477215964°N 12.466513425132687°E | |
Location | Via Oderisi da Gubbio 16, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Titular church |
Dedication | Jesus (as the Divine Worker) |
Consecrated | 1960 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Raffaele Fagnoni |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1955 |
Completed | 1960 |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Christoph Schönborn, OP |
The Church of Jesus the Divine Worker (Gesù Divin Lavoratore) is a titular church in Rome, in the Portuense district, on Via Oderisi da Gubbio.
History
[edit]The first stone of the building, designed by architect Raffaele Fagnoni, was laid on March 24,1955; May 15,1960, was consecrated by Cardinal Clemente Micara. The dedication to Jesus worker was commissioned by the popes themselves as a sign of the Church's presence in the world of work. The church is a home parish, established on March 12,1955, with the decree "Paterna solicitude"; in 1969 Paul VI awarded her the title of cardinal of "Jesus Divine Worker". Christoph Schönborn, OP has been the incumbent cardinal protector since 1998.
Description
[edit]It is circular in shape and is characterized by the high bell tower, also in a cylindrical shape. Outside it is red brick. Inside is the chancel floor, a crucifix over a background of multicolored tiles as well as a ceiling of reinforced concrete beams.
Cardinal Priest
[edit]Pope Paul VI established it as a titular church on 30 April 1969.
- Paul Yü Pin 30 April 1969 appointed-16 August 1978 died
- Joseph Louis Bernardin 2 February 1983 appointed-14 November 1996 died
- Christoph Schönborn, OP 21 February 1998 appointed-present