| Santa Teresa | |
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| Basilica of Saint Teresa of Avila | |
Basilica di Santa Teresa d'Avila | |
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| 41°54′41″N12°29′42″E / 41.9115°N 12.4949°E /41.9115; 12.4949 | |
| Location | Corso d'Italia 37,Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Religious order | Discalced Carmelites |
| Website | basilica-parrocchiale-santa-teresa-davila |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica,titular church |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Founder | Girolamo Maria Gotti |
| Dedication | Teresa of Avila |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Romanesque Revival |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
Santa Teresa d'Avila is aminor basilica,titular, andconventual church on the Corso d'Italia inRome, Italy. It is dedicated toTeresa of Ávila and is the church of the General Curia of theDiscalced Carmelites.
It was founded by Cardinal Girolamo Gotti in 1901, designed in aRomanesque-Gothic hybrid style byTullio Passarelli. In 1906Pope Pius X made it a parish church and granted it to theDiscalced 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 ofbasilica in 1951, and eleven years laterPope John XXIII made it atitular church, with CardinalGiovanni Panico as its first titular cardinal.
Thetympanum 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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| Preceded by Santo Stefano al Monte Celio | Landmarks of Rome Santa Teresa, Rome | Succeeded by San Vitale, Rome |
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