Sant'Ugo is a 20th-century parochial church and

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in the northern suburbs of

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, dedicated to Saint

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(1053–1132).

History

Sant'Ugo was built in 1989–91. On 26 November 1994, it was made a

to be held by a

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. Centro Aletti mosaics depicting the ''

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'' were added in 2000. ;Cardinal-Protectors *

Emmanuel Wamala Emmanuel Wamala (born 15 December 1926) is a Ugandan cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and former Archbishop of Kampala from 1990 to 2006. He is currently serving as the Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo, appointed in 1994. Priesthood Wamala ...

(1994–present)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugo Titular churches Roman Catholic churches completed in 1983 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy