{{Infobox church , name=Church of Jesus the Divine Worker , other name=Iesu Divini Opificis {{in lang, la , native_name=Chiesa Parrocchiale di Gesù Divino Lavoratore {{in lang, it , image=Q11 Portuense - Gesù Divino Lavoratore 06.JPG , caption=Facade , mapframe=yes , mapframe-caption=Click on the map for a fullscreen view , mapframe-zoom=11 , mapframe-marker=religious-christian , coordinates= {{Coord, 41.86871477215964, 12.466513425132687, display=it, format=dms , location=Via Oderisi da Gubbio 16,

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Christoph Schönborn Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Graf von Schönborn, O.P. (; born 22 January 1945) is a Bohemian-born Austrian Dominican friar and theologian, who is a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He serves as the Archbishop of Vienna and ...

, OP , dedication=

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

(as the Divine Worker) , consecration year=1960 , status=

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, architect=Raffaele Fagnoni , style= , architectural type=

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titular church In the Catholic Church, a titular church is a church in Rome that is assigned to a member of the clergy who is created a cardinal. These are Catholic churches in the city, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rome, that serve as honorary de ...

in Rome, in the Portuense district, on Via Oderisi da Gubbio.

History

The first stone of the building, designed by architect Raffaele Fagnoni, was laid on March 24,1955; May 15,1960, was consecrated by Cardinal Clemente Micara. The dedication to Jesus worker was commissioned by the popes themselves as a sign of the Church's presence in the world of work. The church is a home parish, established on March 12,1955, with the decree "Paterna solicitude"; in 1969 Paul VI awarded her the title of cardinal of "Jesus Divine Worker".

, OP has been the incumbent cardinal protector since 1998.

Description

It is circular in shape and is characterized by the high bell tower, also in a cylindrical shape. Outside it is red brick. Inside is the chancel floor, a crucifix over a background of multicolored tiles as well as a ceiling of reinforced concrete beams.

Cardinal Priest

Pope Paul VI established it as a titular church on 30 April 1969. *

Paul Yü Pin Paul Yu Pin (; 13 April 1901 – 16 August 1978) was a Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Nanking from 1946 until his death, having previously served as its Apostolic Vicar, and was elevated to the cardinalate ...

30 April 1969 appointed-16 August 1978 died *

Joseph Louis Bernardin Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 fro ...

2 February 1983 appointed-14 November 1996 died *

, OP 21 February 1998 appointed-present

References

Pope Paul VI established it as titular Church

External links

Gesù Divin Lavoratore
Titular churches Rome Q. XI Portuense Roman Catholic churches completed in 1960 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy