San Bonaventura da Bagnoregio is a

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located in

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Location

San Bonaventura da Bagnoregio is located to the east of

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. The nearest Metro station is

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. It is not to be confused with the church of San Bonaventura al Palatino, located on the

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History

On 1 November 1974 the parish was established by Cardinal

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and entrusted to the

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. The church was designed by Francesco Paolo Riccobene and consecrated on 19 May 1999 by Cardinal

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. In 2018,

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declared it a

and assigned it to

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, Archbishop of Karachi.

Cardinal-Priests

(29 September 2018–present)

References

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