San Bartolomeo all'Isola
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San Bartolomeo all'Isola is a basilica church in Rome, built in 1000 by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. It contains the relics of St. Bartholomew apostle, and is located on Tiber Island.
Emperor Otto built this church to host the relics of St. Bartholomew. The church was dedicated to Adalbert of Prague, friend of Otto, but the dedication changed upon arrival of the relics. The relics are located within a bath under the major altar. They were sent in Rome from Benevento, where they had arrived from Armenia in 809; it is possible that the removal of the relics from Benevento forced Otto to siege of the city against Pandulf II.
In 2000, it was dedicated by John Paul II to the memory of the new martyrs of the 20th and 21st century. This memory is taken care of by the Community of Sant'Egidio, who also painted the icon on the main altar.
The Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Bartholomaei in Insula is Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago.
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