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San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia

Coordinates: 41°56′55.16″N 12°21′07.25″E / 41.9486556°N 12.3520139°E / 41.9486556; 12.3520139
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia
San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia (in Italian)
S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia (in Latin)
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41°56′55.16″N 12°21′07.25″E / 41.9486556°N 12.3520139°E / 41.9486556; 12.3520139
LocationLargo Cesidio da Fossa 18, Acilia, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationFrancis of Assisi
Architecture
Architect(s)Vincenzo Passarelli
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1953
Completed1954
Clergy
Cardinal protectorWilfrid Fox Napier

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Acilia (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia, Latin: S. Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Acilia, a northwestern suburb of Rome, built as a parish church in the 1950s. On 21 February 2001 Pope John Paul II made it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals.[1]

The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Francisci Assisiensis in Acilia is Wilfrid Fox Napier.

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