San Romano Martire, Rome

41°54′38.67″N 12°32′17.24″E / 41.9107417°N 12.5381222°E / 41.9107417; 12.5381222LocationRomeCountryItalyDenominationRoman CatholicTraditionRoman RiteWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryStatusParish church,
titular churchDedicationRomanus OstiariusArchitectureArchitect(s)Igino PineschiArchitectural typeChurchStyleModernCompleted2004ClergyCardinal protectorBerhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel

The Church of Saint Romanus the Martyr (Italian: San Romano Martire, Latin: S. Romani Martyris) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy, in the Pietralata quarter.

Storia

Built in 2004, the church is the seat of the parish of the same name, which was established in 1973 and entrusted to the Roman clergy.^[1] Until 2004, the parish was housed in some premises near Cave di Pietralata street.

It is dedicated to Saint Romanus the Martyr, celebrated on August 9.

The parish was established on February 6, 1973, by Cardinal Vicar Ugo Poletti's decree, "Neminem fugit". The parish territory was drawn from the nearby Sant'Atanasio parish.

Cardinal Priest

Since February 14, 2015, it has served as the titular church for the Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel.

Notes

References

• Rendina, Claudio (2007). Le chiese di Roma. Storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia (in Italian). Rome: Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-0931-5.
• (in Italian) LIPA, Fra le strade e i palazzi. La nuova evangelizzazione a Roma, nell'esperienza della parrocchia di S. Romano.

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