Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire
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Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia (Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Philip Martyr in Via Aurelia) is the national church of Mexico in Rome. Opened in 1958, it was established as a titular church by Pope John Paul II in 1991, with Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo as its first titular Cardinal Priest (1991-1993). It is owned and served by the Legion of Christ.
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Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire | |
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Philip the Martyr on the Aurelian Way (in English) Domini Nostræ de Guadalupe et San Phillipi Martyris in via Aurelia (in Latin) | |
41°53′38″N 12°25′00″E | |
Location | Via Aurelia 675, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman rite |
History | |
Status | Titular church, minor basilica, national church |
Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) and Philip of Jesus |
Consecrated | 1958 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Gianni Mazzocca |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1955 |
Completed | 1958 |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Juan Sandoval Iñiguez |
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