San Giuseppe al Trionfale, Minor basilica in the Trionfale district, Rome, Italy
San Giuseppe al Trionfale is a Renaissance Revival church located in Rome's Trionfale district. Its interior features a central nave with side aisles divided into nine bays, supported by grey Corinthian columns made of Baveno granite.
Luigi Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity, promoted the project with the backing of Pope Pius X, and construction began in 1909 to designs by Aristide Leonori. The church opened for worship on 19 March 1912 and was erected a parish the same year, taking over the revenues of San Marcello al Corso. Paul VI made it a minor basilica in 1970, and since 1967 it has been a titular church.
The interior displays stained glass windows showing Popes Pius IX, Pius X, and Benedict XV, along with mosaics that tell stories from Saint Joseph's life. These religious artworks invite visitors to walk through and observe their details.
The church is located at Via Bernardino Telesio in the Trionfale district and welcomes visitors throughout the week. Plan your visit outside of mass times if you want to explore the interior at a relaxed pace.
The bell tower holds a ring of eight bells in E3. Angelo Bianchi cast the original five in F-sharp3 in 1911; in 1954 Daciano Cobalchini recast the third bell in A3 and added three more. The Mascioni organ of 1967, opus 886, has 45 stops on two opposed cantoriae.
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