Santissimo Redentore e Santa Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Romanesque-Lombard style church in Ludovisi district, Rome, Italy
The Santissimo Redentore e Santa Francesca Saverio Cabrini is a church on Via Sicilia in Rome's Ludovisi district, built in 1906 to a design by the architect Cucco for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Its facade takes motifs from Romanesque-Lombard art: a central rose window, a cornice of small white arches, two single-light windows and, in the lunette above the portal, a small statue of Christ. The interior has a single nave with paintings of the Miracles of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini by G. Ciotti, dated 1952.
The church was founded in 1906 to a design by the architect Cucco for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose convent stands next to the church. It is also dedicated to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, foundress of that congregation, and serves as a subsidiary church of the parish of San Camillo de Lellis.
The church honors Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian founder of missionary communities. Her legacy and work are reflected in the religious art displayed throughout the building.
The church is located on Via Sicilia near the Embassy of Japan. The Calabria bus stop is within easy walking distance.
The church is also dedicated to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who commissioned the building in 1906 for their convent next door. Inside, paintings by G. Ciotti from 1952 depict her miracles.
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