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San Pancrazio | |
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Basilica of Saint Pancras | |
Basilica di San Pancrazio | |
41°53′06″N 12°27′14″E / 41.88500°N 12.45389°E | |
Location | Piazza di S. Pancrazio 5D, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Discalced Carmelites |
Website | sanpancrazio |
History | |
Status | titular church, minor basilica |
Founded | 5th century AD |
Founder(s) | Pope Symmachus |
Dedication | Pancras of Rome |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Paleochristian, Renaissance |
Completed | 1849 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
The basilica of San Pancrazio (English: St Pancras; Latin: S. Pancratii) is a Catholic minor basilica and titular, conventual, and parish church founded by Pope Symmachus in the 6th century in Rome, Italy. It stands in via S. Pancrazio, westward beyond the Porta San Pancrazio that opens in a stretch of the Aurelian Wall on the Janiculum and covers the Catacomb of San Pancrazio. The adjacent convent was established perhaps as early as the church and has been occupied by the Discalced Carmelite since 1662.
The Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Pancratii is Antonio Cañizares Llovera. Other previous titulars include Pope Paul IV (15 January – 24 September 1537) and Pope Clement VIII (18 December 1585 – 30 January 1592).