Orígenes y primera historia de Villa Tevere. Los edificios de la sede central del Opus Dei en Roma (1947-1960) / The Origins and the Early History of Villa Tevere. The buildings of the central house of Opus Dei in Rome (1947-1960)

Abstract

The central house of Opus Dei, known as Villa Tevere and situated then in the northern area of Rome, was acquired in 1947. Its previous owner, Mario Gori Mazzoleni, had constructed the principal building on the site between 1928 and 1931, and had rented it out in 1936 to the Legation of Hungary to the Holy See. Full occupation of the premises was to be possible only after two years of negotiations – by no means always easy – with officials of the new Hungarian State born out of World War II who sought to continue using it. There began in 1949 works needed to adapt the property, associated as they were with development of that part of Rome and with the early international growth of Opus Dei.

Keywords

• opus dei
• villa tevere
• villa sacchetti
• mario gori mazzoleni
• josemaría escrivá de balaguer
• álvaro del portillo
• fernando delapuente
• jesús álvarez gazapo
• rome
• hungary
• 1947-1960