{{Infobox church , name=Church of Jesus the Divine Worker , other name=Iesu Divini Opificis {{in lang, la , native_name=Chiesa Parrocchiale di Gesù Divino Lavoratore {{in lang, it , image=Q11 Portuense - Gesù Divino Lavoratore 06.JPG , caption=Facade , mapframe=yes , mapframe-caption=Click on the map for a fullscreen view , mapframe-zoom=11 , mapframe-marker=religious-christian , coordinates= {{Coord, 41.86871477215964, 12.466513425132687, display=it, format=dms , location=Via Oderisi da Gubbio 16,

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(as the Divine Worker) , consecration year=1960 , status=

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in Rome, in the Portuense district, on Via Oderisi da Gubbio.

History

The first stone of the building, designed by architect Raffaello Fagnoni, was laid on 24 March 1955; on 15 May 1960, it was consecrated by Cardinal Clemente Micara. The dedication to Jesus worker was commissioned by the popes themselves as a sign of the Church's presence in the world of work. The church is a home parish, established on March 12,1955, with the decree "Paterna solicitude"; in 1969 Paul VI awarded her the title of cardinal of "Jesus Divine Worker".

, OP has been the incumbent cardinal protector since 1998.

Description

It is circular in shape and is characterized by the high bell tower, also in a cylindrical shape. Outside it is red brick. Inside is the chancel floor, a crucifix over a background of multicolored tiles as well as a ceiling of reinforced concrete beams.

Cardinal Priest

Pope Paul VI established it as a titular church on 30 April 1969. *

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30 April 1969 appointed-16 August 1978 died *

Joseph Louis Bernardin Joseph Louis Bernardin (April 2, 1928 – November 14, 1996) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death from pancreatic cancer. Ber ...

2 February 1983 appointed-14 November 1996 died *

, OP 21 February 1998 appointed-present

References

Pope Paul VI established it as titular Church

External links

Gesù Divin Lavoratore
Titular churches Rome Q. XI Portuense Roman Catholic churches completed in 1960 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy