Santa Teresa d'Avila is a minor basilica, titular, and conventual church on the Corso d'Italia in Rome, Italy . It is dedicated to Teresa of Avila and is the church of the General Curia of the Discalced Carmelites.

Santa Teresa
Basilica of Saint Teresa of Avila
Basilica di Santa Teresa d'Avila
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41°54′41″N 12°29′42″E / 41.9115°N 12.4949°E / 41.9115; 12.4949
LocationCorso d'Italia 37, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderDiscalced Carmelites
Websitebasilica-parrocchiale-santa-teresa-davila.business.site
History
StatusMinor basilica, titular church
Founded1901
Founder(s)Girolamo Maria Gotti
DedicationTeresa of Avila
Architecture
Architectural typeRomanesque Revival
Administration
DioceseRome

History

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It was founded by Cardinal Girolamo Gotti in 1901, designed in a Romanesque-Gothic hybrid style by Tullio Passarelli. In 1906 Pope Pius X made it a parish church and granted it to the Discalced Carmelites, who still have a generalate by the church and serve the church and its convent and parochial centre. Pope Pius XII elevated it to the status of basilica in 1951, and eleven years later Pope John XXIII made it a titular church, with Cardinal Giovanni Panico as its first titular cardinal.

 
The interior of the church
 
Pulpit

The tympanum above the main entrance door depicts Saint Teresa being blessed by Christ. The interior is decorated with works by 20th-century Roman artists, including a statue of Saint Teresa above the high altar.

Burials

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Cardinal-priests

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  • "Parrocchia de S. Teresa d'Avila" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. (Official website)

  Media related to Basilica of Saint Teresa of Ávila (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
Landmarks of Rome
Santa Teresa, Rome
Succeeded by
San Vitale, Rome