San Roberto Bellarmino, Rome

San Roberto Bellarmino
Church of Saint Robert Bellarmine
Chiesa di San Roberto Bellarmino
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41°55′24″N 12°29′35″E / 41.92333°N 12.49306°E / 41.92333; 12.49306
Location13 Via Panama, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
Statustitular church
Founded1931
Founder(s)Pope Pius XI
DedicationRobert Bellarmine
Consecrated30 May 1959
Architecture
Architect(s)Clemente Busiri Vici
Architectural typeRationalism
Completed1933
Administration
DioceseRome
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San Roberto Bellarmino is a church in Rome founded by Pope Pius XI in 1933, after the canonisation of the Jesuit Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) in 1930, and his being named a Doctor of the Church in 1931. The architect Clemente Busiri Vici made the designs in the years 1931–1933. Construction took more than two decades, and it was consecrated in 1959 by Archbishop Luigi Traglia. It is served by the Jesuits, and has a mosaic by Renato Tomassi and a high altar donated by Beniamino Gigli. San Roberto Bellarmino is a titular church. Its cardinal priest is Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli, who was created Cardinal on 22 February 2014.