Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi explained

Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi
Other Name:Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Canadian Martyrs
Domini Nostræ e Santissimo Sacramenti et Sanctorum Martyrum Canadesium
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Coordinates:41.9176°N 12.519°W
Location:Via Giovanni Battista de Rossi 46, Rome
Country:Italy
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman rite
Cardinal Protector:Patrick D'Rozario
Dedication:Mary, mother of Jesus and the Canadian Martyrs
Consecration Year:1962
Status:Titular church,
national church
Architect:Bruno Maria Apollonj Ghetti
Style:Modernist
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1950
Completed Date:1955

Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e dei Santi Martiri Canadesi (French: Notre-Dame-du-Très-Saint-Sacrement-et-Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, "Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs") is the Roman Catholic national church of Canada, located at 46, Via Giovanni Battista de Rossi, Rome.

Description

It is a titular church, since February 1965 when Maurice Roy became its first Cardinal-Priest. Patrick D'Rozario has held the title since 2016.[1] It was made a parish church, served by the Congregation of Priests of the Most Holy Sacrament, by Pope Pius XII.[2] The Redemptorist Generalate is adjacent.

The church was in close proximity to the Canadian embassy, until the embassy re-located in 2007. Initially, the church was named Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento (Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament). but was re-consecrated in 1962.

The church was designed around 1950 by Bruno Apollini Ghetti. The facade mosaic is by Marko Ivan Rupnik. There is a small raccoon in the bottom right hand corner. The church contains a high altar designed by Francesco Nagni, ceramic decorations (including a fine crucifix) by Angelo Biancini. Biancini's terracotta ambo has panels depicting The Last Supper and the Madonna and Child. The stained glass windows are by János Hajnal and Marcello Avenali.

Cardinal priests

Pope Paul VI established as titular church on 25 February 1965.

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Notes and References

  1. Holy See Press Office . 19 November 2016 . 19 November 2016. Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016.
  2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27658458?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Wynne, Michael. “The Canadian Martyrs, Rome.” The Furrow, vol. 13, no. 12, 1962, pp. 33–38. JSTOR