Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Rome

Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is a parish church of the Diocese of Rome as well as a titular church to which a cardinal priest is sometimes assigned.

Church of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Parrocchia Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Entrance
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41°51′37″N 12°34′36″E / 41.86020°N 12.576795°E / 41.86020; 12.576795
LocationPiazza Salvatore Galgano 100, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website, unsafe
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationMaria Domenica Mazzarello
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1997
Clergy
Cardinal protectorCardinal Stephen Brislin
Interior

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Statue of Maria Domenica Mazzarello on the site

The Chiesa di Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is dedicated to Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837–1881), Italian founder of the Salesian Sisters.

It was built in 1997 as a parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rome and seats 300.[1] Its address is Piazza Salvatore Galgano 100, Roma, Lazio 00173, at the Viale Bruno Pelizze, in East Rome's XXth prefecture.

Pope John Paul II visited the church on 14 December 1997.[2]

The church was established as a titular church on 21 February 2001.

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  1. ^ a b O'Grady, Desmond (March 20, 2004). "Welcome to the parish of Pell, by George". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Visita Pastorale alla Parrocchia Romana di Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello" (in Italian). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali creati nel Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico del 30 settembre 2023". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

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