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[[File:Pinciano - Santa Teresa d'Avila 2.JPG|thumb|Façade of the church]] |
[[File:Pinciano - Santa Teresa d'Avila 2.JPG|thumb|upright=0.75|Façade of the church]] |
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'''Santa Teresa d'Avila''' is a church on the Corso d'Italia in [[Rome]], Italy. It is dedicated to [[Teresa of Avila]]. |
'''Santa Teresa d'Avila''' is a church on the Corso d'Italia in [[Rome]], Italy. It is dedicated to [[Teresa of Avila]]. |
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It was founded by Cardinal Girolamo Gotti in 1901, designed in a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] hybrid style by [[Tullio Passarelli]]. In 1906 [[Pope Pius X]] made it a parish church and granted it to the [[Discalced Carmelites]], who still have a generalate by the church and serve the church and its convent and parochial centre. [[Pope Pius XII]] elevated it to the status of [[basilica#The patriarchal basilicas in Rome|basilica]] in 1951, and eleven years later [[Pope John XXIII]] made it a [[titular church]], with Cardinal [[Giovanni Panico]] as its first titular cardinal. |
It was founded by Cardinal Girolamo Gotti in 1901, designed in a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] hybrid style by [[Tullio Passarelli]]. In 1906 [[Pope Pius X]] made it a parish church and granted it to the [[Discalced Carmelites]], who still have a generalate by the church and serve the church and its convent and parochial centre. [[Pope Pius XII]] elevated it to the status of [[basilica#The patriarchal basilicas in Rome|basilica]] in 1951, and eleven years later [[Pope John XXIII]] made it a [[titular church]], with Cardinal [[Giovanni Panico]] as its first titular cardinal. |
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[[File:Roma, basilica di Santa Teresa d'Avila - Interno.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The interior of the church]] |
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The [[tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]] above the main entrance door depicts Saint Teresa being blessed by Christ. The interior is decorated with works by 20th-century Roman artists, including a statue of Saint Teresa above the high altar. |
The [[tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]] above the main entrance door depicts Saint Teresa being blessed by Christ. The interior is decorated with works by 20th-century Roman artists, including a statue of Saint Teresa above the high altar. |
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Revision as of 21:13, 21 February 2021
Santa Teresa d'Avila is a church on the Corso d'Italia in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Teresa of Avila.
It was founded by Cardinal Girolamo Gotti in 1901, designed in a Romanesque-Gothic hybrid style by Tullio Passarelli. In 1906 Pope Pius X made it a parish church and granted it to the Discalced Carmelites, who still have a generalate by the church and serve the church and its convent and parochial centre. Pope Pius XII elevated it to the status of basilica in 1951, and eleven years later Pope John XXIII made it a titular church, with Cardinal Giovanni Panico as its first titular cardinal.
The tympanum above the main entrance door depicts Saint Teresa being blessed by Christ. The interior is decorated with works by 20th-century Roman artists, including a statue of Saint Teresa above the high altar.
Burials
External links
- (in Italian) Official Website
41°54′41″N 12°29′42″E / 41.9115°N 12.4949°E
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