San Camillo de Lellis
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| San Camillo de Lellis | |
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| English name: | St Camillus of Lellis |
| Dedication: | St Camillus of Lellis |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Type: | Titular church, Minor basilica |
| Clergy: | Camilliani |
| Titular church | Card. Cipriani Thorne |
| Built: | 1906 |
| Consecrated: | 1910 |
| Architect(s): | Tullio Passarelli |
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| Address: | Via Sallustiana 24 0187 Roma |
| Phone: | 06 48 18 188 |
| Fax: | 06-48.85.693 |
| Homepage: | www.parrocchiasancamillo.it |
San Camillo de Lellis is dedicated to St Camillus of Lellis, the 16th century founder of the Priest Ministers of the Sick. It is also known as San Camillo de Lellis agli Orti Sallustiani.
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[edit] History
The church was built under Pope Pius X (1903-1914), and was consecrated and made a parochial church in 1910. The architect Tullio Passarelli started construction in 1906. It was granted to the Chierici Regolari Ministri degli Infermi, the Priest Ministers of the Sick, the order founded by St Camillus of Lellis which was approved in 1591.
The first stone was laid by Antonio Cardinal Agliardi.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI elevated the church to the status of Minor Basilica. In the same year it was established as titular church. There have been two titulars: the first being Paul Zougrana, archbishop of Ouagadougou, titular from 1965 to 2000 and Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima who was made Cardinal on 21 February 2001
[edit] Exterior
The façade, by Passarelli, is in the Neo-Gothic style of Lombardy. It is covered with red stone, with decorative elements in travertine. Before it is a large staircase. There are three doorways, each with a lunette with bas-relief above. Over the central one is Christ presenting St Camillus to the Sick, to the sides are Christ between Children and The Pardon of the Adulteress. Between the two stories is a gallery decorated with symbols of the Evangelists.
Adjacent to the church is the house of the Priest Ministers of the Sick.
[edit] Interior
The church has a Latin cross plan with three aisles divided by pillars that support arches.
In a niche by the high altar is a statue of St Camillus by Alberto Galli, made in 1911.
There is a side altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.
[edit] Special notes
The feast of St Camillus is celebrated on 14 July.
