San Gregorio VII

Church of Saint Gregory VII
Chiesa di San Gregorio VII (in Italian)
S. Gregorii VII (in Latin)
Exterior of the church
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41°53′53.39″N 12°27′0.43″E
Location Via Gregorio VII, 6, Rome
Country Italy
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website Official website
History
Status Titular church
Dedication Pope Gregory VII
Consecrated 1961
Architecture
Architect(s) Mario Paniconi, Giulio Pediconi
Architectural type Church
Groundbreaking 1958
Completed 1961
Specifications
Length 66 metres (217 ft)
Width 35 metres (115 ft)
Nave width 15 metres (49 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protector Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal

The Church of Saint Gregory VII (Italian: Chiesa di San Gregorio VII), also called San Gregorio Settimo, is a Roman Catholic parish church on the Via del Cottolengo (Via Gregorio VII) in Rome dedicated to Pope Saint Gregory VII (r. 1073–1085). It was built by Mario Paniconi and Giulio Pediconi from 1960 to 1961, to serve a parish erected by Pope Pius XII in 1952. Its roof is held up by 10 concrete piers, and is structurally independent of the walls, which end before they reach the roof (the empty space between them being filled with glass). It is a parish church, served by Franciscans; in the crypt is a depiction of the Life of St Francis of Assisi in an unusual stone inlay technique. San Gregorio VII has been a titular church since 1969. The current Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Chiesa di San Gregorio VII is Cardinal Cleemis , the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum.

Cardinal-priests of San Gregorio VII