San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello

Church in Rome, Italy
41°54′36″N 12°27′54″E / 41.91000°N 12.46500°E / 41.91000; 12.46500LocationVia Pompeo Magno 25, RomeCountryItalyDenominationRoman CatholicTraditionRoman RiteWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryStatusTitular churchDedicationJoachimConsecrated1911ArchitectureArchitect(s)Raffaele IngamiArchitectural typeChurchStyleEclecticismGroundbreaking1891Completed1898AdministrationDistrictLazioProvinceRomeClergyCardinal protectorLeopoldo Brenes

San Gioacchino ai Prati Castello ("St Joachim's at the Fields of the Castle") is a church in Rome dedicated to Saint Joachim, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus. Construction began in 1891 and the building was opened to the public in 1898. It was consecrated on 6 June 1911 by Cardinal Pietro Respighi. Pope John XXIII made it a cardinal's titular church in 1960.

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