Church in Rome, Italy
San Giuseppe al Trionfale is a 20th-century
minor basilica and
titular church in
Rome ,
[4] located immediately north of the
Vatican , dedicated to
Saint Joseph .
[5]
[6]
[7]
History
San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale was built in 1909–12, designed in
Neoclassical style by
Aristide Leonori .
[8]
[9] It was the project of
Luigi Guanella , founder of the
Servants of Charity .
[10]
On 7 June 1967, it was made a
titular church to be held by a
cardinal-deacon .
[11] In 1970 it was made a
minor basilica .
Cardinal-Deacons
Structure
The basilica has a central
nave with side aisles with nine
bays . The facade is rendered in peach, with architectural details in white, and
dado in
limestone .
[18]
[19]
The interior is in a
Baroque style, with
Corinthian columns in pinkish-grey
Baveno granite with gilded
capitals . Stained glass windows depict
Pope Pius IX ,
Pope Pius X and
Pope Benedict XV .
Mosaics in the
apse were added in 1964 to designs by Pio and Silvio Eroli, with scenes from the life of
Saint Joseph .
[20] The
spandrel of the
triumphal arch shows Christ in majesty with scenes featuring the four patriarchs
Abraham ,
Isaac ,
Jacob and
Joseph, son of Jacob .
[21] Silvio Consadori added twelve
frescos in 1971.
[22]
References
View of the ceiling
Apse and
chancel
^ Leonardi, Mauro (February 2, 2016).
Il signore dei sogni. Il patriarca Giuseppe - Giuseppe sposo di Maria - Josemaría Escrivá . Edizioni Ares.
ISBN
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^ MIC, Donald H. Calloway (December 23, 2019).
Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father . Marian Press - Association of Marian Helpers.
ISBN
9781596145221 – via Google Books.
^ @EWTNVatican (March 20, 2021).
"In the Basilica of San Giuseppe al Trionfale in Rome, the relics of the mantle of St. Joseph and the veil of the Vi…" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
^ D'Angelo, Augusto (September 28, 2021).
Preti a Roma: 150 anni di sfide nella capitale . Edizioni Studium S.r.l.
ISBN
9788838251450 – via Google Books.
^ Thelen, Daniel (March 28, 2015).
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ISBN
9780986154720 – via Google Books.
^
Middle Ages without borders: a conversation on medievalism: Medioevo senza frontiere : una conversazione sul medievalismo / Moyen Âge sans frontières : conversation sur le médiévalisme . Publications de l’École française de Rome. December 14, 2021.
ISBN
9782728314942 – via Google Books.
^
"Birgittiana" . December 28, 2000 – via Google Books.
^ Ramacci, Sabrina (August 28, 2014).
1001 cose da vedere a Roma almeno una volta nella vita . Newton Compton Editori.
ISBN
9788854170223 – via Google Books.
^
"San Giuseppe al Trionfale" . info.roma.it .
^
"SAN GIUSEPPE AL TRIONFALE - Attention to the poorest of the poor" . April 4, 2020.
^
"San Giuseppe in via Trionfale (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]" . www.catholic-hierarchy.org .
^ Group, Gale (December 28, 2003).
New Catholic Encyclopedia: Thi-Zwi . Thomson/Gale.
ISBN
9780787640187 – via Google Books.
^
"Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi (1906-1980) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com .
^
"Birgittiana" . December 28, 2000 – via Google Books.
^
"Severino Cardinal Poletto [Catholic-Hierarchy]" . www.catholic-hierarchy.org .
^
"L'Attività della Santa Sede" . Tipografia poliglotta vaticana. December 28, 2001 – via Google Books.
^
"Assignation of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals" . press.vatican.va .
^
"When in Rome...see San Giuseppe al Trionfale" .
^ Alemanno, Massimo (2004).
Le chiese di Roma moderna .
ISBN
9788883589713 – via books.google.ie.
^ Rusmini, Maria Catalano (November 25, 2015).
"Immagini sacre nel cristianesimo: San Giuseppe - Vetrata chiesa di San Giuseppe al Trionfale, Roma" .
^ Cova, Ezio (December 28, 1972).
"San Giuseppe al Trionfale, Roma" . Pia unione del transito di S. Giuseppe – via Google Books.
^
"IDLE SPECULATIONS: Silvio Consadori" . January 16, 2010.
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