Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

For other uses, see Church of the Transfiguration (disambiguation).

Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the western suburbs of Rome, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus.^[3][4]

Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Trasfigurazione di N.S.G.C.[1]
Chiesa della Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
Facade
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41°52′15″N 12°26′48″E
Location	Piazza della Trasfigurazione 2, Gianicolense, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	trasfigurazione.it
History
Status	titular church
Dedication	Transfiguration of Jesus
Consecrated	1936
Architecture
Architect(s)	Tullio Rossi
Architectural type	Rationalist,[2] Egyptian Revival
Groundbreaking	1934
Completed	1936
Administration
Diocese	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Pablo Virgilio David

History

View of interior

The church was built in 1934–36, designed by Tullio Rossi.^[5] Behind the altar is a reproduction of Raphael's Transfiguration.

The martyr Fr. Andrea Santoro (1945–2006) was priest at Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo in 1971–81.^[6]

On 21 February 2001, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.

Cardinal-Protectors

• Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (2001–2024)
• Pablo Virgilio David (2024–present)

See also

• Church of the Transfiguration