| Santa Croce in Via Flaminia | |
|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Cross on the Flaminian Way(in English) Sancti Crucis in via Flaminia(in Latin) | |
 Santa Croce in Via Flaminia | |
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| 41°55′43″N12°28′04″E / 41.92873°N 12.46784°E /41.92873; 12.46784 | |
| Location | Via Guido Reni 2,Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| History | |
| Status | Titular church,basilica |
| Dedication | Holy Cross |
| Consecrated | 1918 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Aristide Leonori |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Administration | |
| District | Lazio |
| Province | Diocese of Rome |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Sergio da Rocha |
Santa Croce in Via Flaminia is abasilica church dedicated to theHoly Cross on theVia Flaminia in Rome, Italy.Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint-George has its seat there.[1]
It was first built in 1913 by the architectAristide Leonori forPope Pius X, in celebration of the 1600th anniversary of theEdict of Milan. In the style of a Roman basilica, it has a mosaic-decorated facade, a portico with sixIonic columns and a mosaic by Biagio Biagetti, a five-storeybell tower and a three-aisled nave divided by six columns of Bavarian granite on each side.
It was opened for worship on 12 July 1914, and granted to the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines), but was not consecrated until 1918 (by Giuseppe Pallica, Titular Archbishop of Philippi).
In 1954, Pope Pius XII made it an alternative station church for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Pope Paul VI elevated it to the status ofMinor Basilica in 1964.
The Church of S. Croce was made a titular church for a Cardinal Priest by Pope Paul VI on 5 February 1965, an anticipation of a need for extra titles for new cardinals. On 22 February 1965 he created twenty-seven new Cardinals.[1]
The position of titular priest of the church isSergio da Rocha since 19 November 2016.
Media related toSanta Croce a Via Flaminia (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by San Crisogono, Rome | Landmarks of Rome Santa Croce in Via Flaminia | Succeeded by Santa Croce in Gerusalemme |
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