Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino

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Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
Church of Saint Mary Immaculate on the Esquiline
Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
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41°53′28″N 12°30′22″E / 41.8910°N 12.5060°E / 41.8910; 12.5060
LocationVia Emanuele Filiberto 129, R. Esquilino, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderFrati della Carità (until 1973)
Websitewww.facebook.com/ChiesaSantaMariaImmacolataEsquilino/
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus (as Holy Mary Immaculate)
Consecrated21 April 1942
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s)Antonio Cursi[1][2]
Architectural typeGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1896
Completed1914
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome, dedicated to Mary Immaculate.[3][4]

History[edit]

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino was built in 1896–1914 in the Gothic Revival style for the Friars of Charity (Frati della Carità, Bigi).[5] The Bigi broke up in 1973.[6]

In 2017, the church was purchased by the Society of Saint Pius X.[5]

On 28 June 2018, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[7][8]

Cardinal-Protectors

References[edit]

High altar
  1. ^ "Santa Maria dell'immacolata Concezione all'Esquilino". info.roma.it.
  2. ^ Rendina, Claudio (December 16, 2007). Le chiese di Roma: storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia. Newton Compton. ISBN 9788854109315 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "2013 S Chiesa Immacolta all'Esquilino c, particolari a". November 9, 2013 – via Flickr.
  4. ^ "Papst in Sorge um Obdachlose in Rom | DOMRADIO.DE". www.domradio.de. 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b enquiries@thetablet.co.uk, The Tablet-w. "Francis helps SSPX find a possible HQ in Rome". The Tablet.
  6. ^ "ZEPHYRINUS.: The Church Of Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino. Possibly, The SSPX's New Headquarters In Rome ?". February 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "S. Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino". GCatholic.
  8. ^ "Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  9. ^ "Cardinal Konrad Krajewski". www.ior.va.
  10. ^ "KRAJEWSKI Card. Konrad". press.vatican.va.
  11. ^ "Basilicata, Bardi incontra l'Elemosiniere del Papa: 'la politica pensi a migliorare le cose e non alle prossime elezioni'. I dettagli dell'incontro". October 8, 2021.

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