Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino explained

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
Fullname:Church of Saint Mary Immaculate on the Esquiline
Native Name:Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
Native Name Lang:it
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Coordinates:41.891°N 12.506°W
Location:Via Emanuele Filiberto 129, R. Esquilino, Rome
Country:Italy
Language(S):Italian
Denomination:Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Religious Order:Frati della Carità
Former Names:-->
Status:titular church, parish church
Dedication:Mary, mother of Jesus (as Holy Mary Immaculate)
Consecrated Date:21 April 1942
Functional Status:active
Architect:Antonio Cursi[1] [2]
Groundbreaking:1896
Completed Date:1914

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santa Maria dell'immacolata Concezione all'Esquilino. info.roma.it.
  2. Book: Rendina, Claudio. 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. December 16, 2007. Newton Compton. 9788854109315. Google Books.
  3. Web site: 2013 S Chiesa Immacolta all'Esquilino c, particolari a. November 9, 2013. Flickr.
  4. Web site: Papst in Sorge um Obdachlose in Rom | DOMRADIO.DE. www.domradio.de. 3 February 2021 .
  5. Web site: Francis helps SSPX find a possible HQ in Rome. The Tablet-w. enquiries@thetablet.co.uk. The Tablet.
  6. Web site: ZEPHYRINUS.: The Church Of Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino. Possibly, The SSPX's New Headquarters In Rome ?. February 27, 2017.
  7. Web site: S. Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino. GCatholic.
  8. Web site: Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  9. Web site: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. www.ior.va.
  10. Web site: KRAJEWSKI Card. Konrad. press.vatican.va.
  11. Web site: 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.