San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern

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, dedicated to

Michael the Archangel Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

History

San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata was built in 1937–48; its construction was interrupted by the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It is built in red-orange brick, with the arms of

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 ...

displayed on the facade. On 5 February 1965, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon. In 1991 it was visited by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

. In 2015, the church was visited by

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

. The visit attracted attention when the Pope also visited a

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encampment away from the church. ;Cardinal-Protectors * Joseph Cardijn (1965–1967) * Javier Lozano Barragán (2003–2014) *

Michael Czerny Michael F. Czerny (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 23 April 2022, after serving as interim prefect for sev ...

(2019–present)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michele Arcangelo Titular churches Roman Catholic churches completed in 1948 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Rome Q. XXI Pietralata