San Roberto Bellarmino

San Roberto Bellarmino is a church in Rome founded by Pope Pius XI in 1933.^[1][2] It followed the canonisation of the Jesuit Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) in 1930, and his being named a Doctor of the Church in 1931. The architect Clemente Busiri Vici made the designs in the years 1931–1933. Construction took more than two decades, and it was consecrated in 1959 by Archbishop Luigi Traglia. It is served by the Jesuits, and has a mosaic by Renato Tomassi and a high altar donated by Beniamino Gigli. San Roberto Bellarmino is a titular church. Its cardinal priest is Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli, who was created Cardinal on 22 February 2014.

San Roberto Bellarmino
Church of Saint Robert Bellarmine
Chiesa di San Roberto Bellarmino
Facade
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41°55′24″N 12°29′35″E
Location	13 Via Panama, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
History
Status	titular church
Founded	1931
Founder(s)	Pope Pius XI
Dedication	Robert Bellarmine
Consecrated	30 May 1959
Architecture
Architect(s)	Clemente Busiri Vici
Architectural type	Rationalism
Completed	1933
Administration
Diocese	Rome

Interior

Location

The church is located in Piazza Ungheria, in the quarter of Parioli.

Cardinal priests

• Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. (28 April 1969 – 3 June 1994)
• Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. (26 November 1994 – 4 September 2000)
• Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (21 February 2001 – 13 March 2013; elected Pope Francis)
• Mario Aurelio Poli (22 February 2014 – present)

See also

• List of Jesuit sites