Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica is a 20th-century parochial church and

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in western

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, dedicated to the

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(died AD 64–67).

History

Built in 1968, it was made a

to be held by a

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on 30 April 1969. In 1985,

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visited this church. ;Cardinal-protectors *

Joseph Malula Joseph-Albert Malula (12 December 1917 – 14 June 1989) was a Congolese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kinshasa (name changed from Leopoldville in 1966) from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the car ...

(1969–1989) *

Henri Schwery Henri Schwery (14 June 1932 – 7 January 2021) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Sion from 1977 to 1995. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 1991. Early life and ordination Born in St-Léonard, Valais, Schwery ...

(1991–2021) *

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(2022–present)

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* Titular churches San Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica Roman Catholic churches completed in 1968 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Romanesque Revival church buildings in Italy {{RC-church-stub