The Church of Saint Athanasius on Via Tiburtina ( it, Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina, la, S. Athanasii ad viam Tiburtinam) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built as a parish church. It was consecrated 11 March 1961 by

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Clemente Micara. On 28 June 1991 Pope John Paul II granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.Cardinal Title S. Athanasii ad viam Tiburtinam
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Architecture

The structure of the church is in a Greek Cross, with four large windows, each representing respectively the

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symbols of the body and blood,

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, and the

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. The main altar is semicircular, and of granite with the Last Supper in the background. Left of the altar is a picture of the eighteenth-century painting of the

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, and on the right is a

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with travertine dome, closed by a cover bronze statue of John the Baptist.

List of Cardinal-Priests

* Alexandru Todea (28 June 1991 – 22 May 2002) * Gabriel Zubeir Wako (21 October 2003 – present)

References

* C. Rendina, ''Le Chiese di Roma'', Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000 * C. Cerchiai, ''Quartiere XXI. Pietralata'', in AA.VV, ''I quartieri di Roma'', Newton & Compton Editori, Roma 2006 {{commons, Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (Rome), Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina Atanasio a Via Tiburtina 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Rome Q. XXI Pietralata