Sant'Eugenio is a

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, dedicated to

Pope Eugene I Pope Eugene I ( la, Eugenius I; died 2 June 657) was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans II over the dispute about Monothelitism. ...

(r. AD 654–657).

History

The first church here was built in a style imitating and updating the

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, sometimes called 'Mussolini Baroque'. The church was established by

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

, in honor of his patron saint (his baptismal name was Eugenio Pacelli), and was funded by gifts he received on the Silver Jubilee of his episcopate in 1942. He consecrated its altar in 1951. A residence college for young men studying for the priesthood at the Roman universities is annexed to the church. The frescoes inside include ''The Triumph of the Cross'' above the altar (which includes an image of Pius), and others in the chapels of

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and of Saints Peter and Paul. The church is being staffed by the Prelature of

Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work an ...

. The church is also regarded as a parish of the Prelature of Opus Dei.

Deaconry

The church of S. Eugenio was established as a Deaconry for a Cardinal Deacon by Pope John XXIII on 12 March 1960.David M. Cheney, ''Catholic-Hierarchy:
''Cardinal Deacons of S. Eugenio''.
Retrieved: 2016-03-16. The following have been Cardinal Deacons of S. Eugenio: *

Antonio Bacci Antonio Bacci (4 September 1885 – 20 January 1971) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of Briefs to Princes from 1931 to 1960, when he was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John XXIII. He is perhap ...

(31 Mar 1960 – 20 Jan 1971) *

Umberto Mozzoni Umberto Mozzoni (29 June 1904 – 7 November 1983) was an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil from 1969 to 1973, and was made a cardinal in 1973. Biography Umberto Mozzoni was born in Bueno ...

(5 Mar 1973 – 7 Nov 1983) * Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (25 May 1985 – 29 Jan 1996). Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede. *

Francesco Colasuonno Francesco Colasuonno (2 January 1925 – 31 May 2003) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as a Vatican diplomat for more than two decades. He had the personal title of archbishop and at the end of his service became a cardin ...

(21 Feb 1998 – 31 May 2003) *

Julián Herranz Casado Julián Herranz Casado (born 31 March 1930) is a Spanish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts in the Roman Curia from 1994 to 2007, and was elevated to the ...

(21 Oct 2003 → )

References

Bibliography

* Martin Bräuer, ''Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012'' (Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2014).

External links

* Opus Dei, US: Recent News March 8, 2004
Cardinals Tauran and Herranz installed at their titular churches
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