San Giuseppe al Trionfale

San Giuseppe al Trionfale
Basilica of Saint Joseph on the Triumphal Way
Basilica Parocchiale San Giuseppe al Trionfale
Façade. The bronze doors were modified in 2013.[1]
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41°54′42″N 12°27′06″E
Location	Via Bernardino Telesio 4/B, Trionfale, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Religious order	Servants of Charity
History
Status	titular church, parish church, minor basilica
Founder(s)	Luigi Guanella
Dedication	Saint Joseph
Consecrated	19 March 1912[2]
Relics held	Contains the purported mantle of St. Joseph and veil of the Virgin Mary[3]
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Aristide Leonori
Architectural type	Neoclassical
Groundbreaking	1909
Completed	1912
Administration
Diocese	Rome

San Giuseppe al Trionfale is a 20th-century minor basilica and titular church in Rome,^[4] located immediately north of the Vatican, dedicated to Saint Joseph.^[5][6][7]

History

San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale was built in 1909–12, designed in Neoclassical style by Aristide Leonori.^[8][9] It was the project of Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity.^[10]

On 7 June 1967, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.^[11] In 1970 it was made a minor basilica.

Cardinal-Deacons

• Egidio Vagnozzi (1967–1980);^[12] promoted to cardinal-priest in 1973
• Giuseppe Casoria (1983–2001); promoted to cardinal-priest in 1993^[13]
• Severino Poletto (2001–2022); created a cardinal-priest^[14][15]
• Emil Paul Tscherrig (2023–present)^[16]

Structure

The basilica has a central nave with side aisles with nine bays. The façade is rendered in peach, with architectural details in white, and dado in limestone.^[17][18]

The interior is in a Baroque style, with Corinthian columns in pinkish-grey Baveno granite with gilded capitals. Stained glass windows depict Pope Pius IX, Pope Pius X and Pope Benedict XV. Mosaics in the apse were added in 1964 to designs by Pio and Silvio Eroli, with scenes from the life of Saint Joseph.^[19] The spandrel of the triumphal arch shows Christ in majesty with scenes featuring the four patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, son of Jacob.^[20] Silvio Consadori added twelve frescos in 1971.^[21]

References

View of the ceiling

Apse and chancel

1. Leonardi, Mauro (February 2, 2016). Il signore dei sogni. Il patriarca Giuseppe - Giuseppe sposo di Maria - Josemaría Escrivá. Edizioni Ares. ISBN 9788881556854 – via Google Books.
2. MIC, Donald H. Calloway (December 23, 2019). Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father. Marian Press - Association of Marian Helpers. ISBN 9781596145221 – via Google Books.
3. @EWTNVatican (20 March 2021). "In the Basilica of San Giuseppe al Trionfale in Rome, the relics of the mantle of St. Joseph and the veil of the Vi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. D'Angelo, Augusto (September 28, 2021). Preti a Roma: 150 anni di sfide nella capitale. Edizioni Studium S.r.l. ISBN 9788838251450 – via Google Books.
5. Thelen, Daniel (March 28, 2015). Saints In Rome and Beyond. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780986154720 – via Google Books.
6. Middle Ages without borders: a conversation on medievalism: Medioevo senza frontiere : una conversazione sul medievalismo / Moyen Âge sans frontières : conversation sur le médiévalisme. Publications de l’École française de Rome. December 14, 2021. ISBN 9782728314942 – via Google Books.
7. "Birgittiana". December 28, 2000 – via Google Books.
8. Ramacci, Sabrina (August 28, 2014). 1001 cose da vedere a Roma almeno una volta nella vita. Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 9788854170223 – via Google Books.
9. "San Giuseppe al Trionfale". info.roma.it.
10. "SAN GIUSEPPE AL TRIONFALE - Attention to the poorest of the poor". April 4, 2020.
11. "San Giuseppe in via Trionfale (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
12. Group, Gale (December 28, 2003). New Catholic Encyclopedia: Thi-Zwi. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 9780787640187 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
13. "Birgittiana". December 28, 2000 – via Google Books.
14. "Severino Cardinal Poletto [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
15. "L'Attività della Santa Sede". Tipografia poliglotta vaticana. December 28, 2001 – via Google Books.
16. "Assignation of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals". press.vatican.va.
17. "When in Rome...see San Giuseppe al Trionfale".
18. Alemanno, Massimo (2004). Le chiese di Roma moderna. ISBN 9788883589713 – via books.google.ie.
19. Rusmini, Maria Catalano (November 25, 2015). "Immagini sacre nel cristianesimo: San Giuseppe - Vetrata chiesa di San Giuseppe al Trionfale, Roma".
20. Cova, Ezio (December 28, 1972). "San Giuseppe al Trionfale, Roma". Pia unione del transito di S. Giuseppe – via Google Books.
21. "IDLE SPECULATIONS: Silvio Consadori". January 16, 2010.

External links

• Archived version of official site