The church of San Gregorio Barbarigo is a place of Catholic worship in

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, located in the

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district on Via delle Montagne Rocciose.

History

The church of San Gregorio Barbarigo was built between 1970 and 1972 by the architect

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as the home of the parish, established January 28, 1964 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar

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''Qua celeritate''. Since 1973 is the seat of the cardinal's title of "San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane". The church is dedicated to the Venetian saint

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(1625–1697), who was cardinal and bishop of Padua, where he worked tirelessly for the implementation of the Council of Trent reform.

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(5 March 1973 - 6 September 2003) *

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(28 June 2018 - )

References

External links

San Gregorio Barbarigo
Titular churches Rome Q. XXIV Don Bosco Roman Catholic churches completed in 1972 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy {{Italy-RC-church-stub