San Luca a Via Prenestina

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Church in Rome, Italy

41°53′18″N 12°32′15″E / 41.888363127406734°N 12.537607879770933°E / 41.888363127406734; 12.537607879770933LocationVia Luchino dal Verme 50, RomeCountryItalyDenominationRoman CatholicTraditionRoman RiteWebsitesanlucaroma.itHistoryStatusTitular churchDedicationLuke the EvangelistConsecrated1957; 67 years ago (1957)ArchitectureArchitect(s)Lucio and Vincenzo PassarelliArchitectural typeChurchStyleModernGroundbreaking1955Completed1958AdministrationDistrictLazioProvinceRomeClergyCardinal protectorLuis José Rueda Aparicio

The church of St. Luke the Evangelist is a church of Rome in Prenestino-Labicano district, in Largo San Luca Evangelista (via Roberto Malatesta).

History

It was built between 1955 and 1958 to a design by architects Lucio and Vincenzo Passarelli, and solemnly inaugurated by Monsignor Luigi Traglia on June 20, 1957

The church is home parish, erected January 2, 1956 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara Neminem sane latet. It is also home to the cardinal's title of "San Luca Via Prenestina", founded by Pope Paul VI April 29, 1969.

The church was visited by Pope John Paul II November 4, 1979.