San Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio is a parochial church in

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and titular church for a Cardinal-Priest. It is named for the Aqua Claudia aqueduct nearby, and for

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, a 2nd-century AD saint and writer.

Parish church

The church was built in 1967 for a parish which was created in 1960, in East Rome's XXth prefecture. It is located on Piazza Aruleno Celio Sabino 50, Roma, Roma, Lazio 00174 at the Via Lemonia.

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visited the church twice, on 2 May 1982 and 11 March 1990. On 14 February 2015, it was made a titular church to be held by a Cardinal-Priest. ;List *

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(2015.02.14 – present)

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External links

GCatholic the cardinal title

GCatholic the parochial church

parochial website (Italian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Policarpo all'Acquedotto Claudio, San Titular churches Churches in Rome Q. XXV Appio Claudio Roman Catholic churches completed in 1967 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy