San Giuseppe all'Aurelio, Catholic church in Primavalle district, Rome, Italy.
San Giuseppe all'Aurelio is a Catholic church in the Primavalle district of Rome that showcases modernist design. Its facade divides into three vertical sections defined by concrete pilasters, while the interior features side aisles that lead to the apse.
The church was built in 1970 to a design by architect Ildo Avetta and dedicated to Saint Joseph Marello. It had already been erected as a parish on 19 June 1961 by a decree of Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara, Quotidianis curis, and was entrusted to the Oblates of Saint Joseph of Asti, who own it. Since 1991 it has been the seat of the cardinal title of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio, first held by Georg Sterzinsky.
The church is dedicated to Saint Joseph Marello, founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph, the congregation that has owned and served it since 1961. The ceramic above the entrance shows Saint Joseph with the Child and angels, and the 1915 Vatican tapestry of the same subject was donated by Pope John Paul II in 1979.
The church is managed by the Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph d'Asti and hosts regular services for the local community. Visitors should respect the schedule of religious activities when planning a visit.
The tapestry of Saint Joseph and the Christ Child in the apse was finished in 1915 and came from the Vatican Tapestries Restoration Laboratory, where it had lain abandoned. Pope John Paul II donated it to the church in 1979. The same apse wall holds a large 1986 ceramic by Vasco Nasorri showing an open illuminated manuscript.
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