Sant'Atanasio

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Facade of Sant'Atanasio.
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic
Province	Lazio
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	National Church in Rome of Greece, Titular church
Leadership	Lucian Mureșan
Location
Location	150 Via del Babuino, Rome, Italy
Geographic coordinates	41°54′28″N 12°28′46″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Martino Longhi the Elder
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1580
Completed	1583
Website
Official website

The Church of Saint Athanasius (Italian: Sant’Atanasio, Latin: S. Athanasii), also known as Sant'Atanasio dei Greci, is a Greek Catholic titular church in Rome, built for use of a Greek College for the formation of Catholic clergy in the Eastern Rite, upon the formation of the Congregation of the Greeks by Pope Gregory XIII. In 1872 the church was entrusted to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. On the 22 February 1962 Pope John XXIII granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals. At present the Titulus San Athanasii is held by Lucian Cardinal Mureșan.

Architecture

The main layout was designed by Giacomo della Porta. The facade is placed between two towers covered with domes, which is divided into two horizontal bands by a marble ledge. Either side of a large window is written an inscription, one in Greek and the other in Latin in honor of Saint Athanasius. On the left stands a tower clock, donated by Pope Clement XIV in 1771, which faces the palace of the Pontifical Greek College.

List of Cardinal Priests

• Gabriel Acacius Coussa (22 March 1962 - 29 July 1962)
• Josyf Ivanovyce Slipyj (25 February 1965 - 7 September 1984)
• Lucian Mureșan (18 February 2012 - )

References

• M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891, pp. 339
• F. Titi, Descrizione delle Pitture, Sculture e Architetture esposte in Roma, Roma 1763, p. 381
• C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, p. 40
• M. Quercioli, Rione IV Campo Marzio, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. I, pp. 264-334