San Marco Evangelista in Agro Laurentino
San Marco evangelista in Agro Laurentino is a Catholic church in Rome, Italy on the Piazza Giuliani e Dalmati in the Giuliano-Dalmata quarter.
| San Marco in Agro Laurentino St. Mark in Agro Laurentino (in English) S. Marci in Agro Laurentino (in Latin) | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Lazio |
| Province | Rome |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Titular church |
| Leadership | Alexandre do Nascimento |
| Year consecrated | 1972 |
| Location | |
| Location |  |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1970 |
| Completed | 1972 |
It was erected between 1970 and 1972 to plans of Ennio Canino and Cardinal Vicar Angelo Dell'Acqua consecrated it on 29 May 1972. Two popes have visited it: Pope Paul VI in April 1973 and Pope John Paul II in January 1984.
Inside the Church is a bronze Madonna by Perrotta and a bronze crucifix by U. Montalbano. In the crypt is a series of mosaics depicting the patron saints of the native nations of the Giuliano-Dalmati, i. e., northeastern Adriatic, refugees.
The decree of Cardinal Vicar Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani, Pastoris vigilantis established the Church as a parish church on 9 March 1950. Since 1973 it has been the seat of the titulus of "San Marco in Agro Laurentino". The Conventual Friars Minor are its custodians.
List of Titular Cardinals
- Emile Biayenda, 5 March 1973 – 23 March 1977
- Alexandre do Nascimento, 2 February 1983 – present
Bibliography
- C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, 199