The Church of Saint Gregory VII ( it, Chiesa di San Gregorio VII), also called San Gregorio Settimo, is a

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parish church on the Via del Cottolengo (Via Gregorio VII) in

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dedicated to Pope Saint Gregory VII (r. 1073–1085). It was built by Mario Paniconi and Giulio Pediconi from 1960 to 1961, to serve a parish erected by

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in 1952. Its roof is held up by 10 concrete piers, and is structurally independent of the walls, which end before they reach the roof (the empty space between them being filled with glass). It is a

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, served by

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s; in the crypt is a depiction of the Life of

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in an unusual stone

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technique. San Gregorio VII has been a

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since 1969. The current

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of the ''Titulus Chiesa di San Gregorio VII'' is Cardinal Cleemis , the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum.

Cardinal-priests of San Gregorio VII

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(1969–2012) *

Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal Baselios Cleemis (born 15 June 1959) is the current major archbishop-catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012. At the moment of hi ...

(since 2012)

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Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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