Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello titular church

Church of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Parrocchia Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Entrance to Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Basic information
Location Rome, Italy
Geographic coordinates 41°51′37″N 12°34′36″E / 41.86020°N 12.576795°E / 41.86020; 12.576795Coordinates: 41°51′37″N 12°34′36″E / 41.86020°N 12.576795°E / 41.86020; 12.576795
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Titular church
Leadership George Pell[1]
Website Parrocchia Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Completed 1997

Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is a recent Latin titular church in Rome, for Cardinal-priests, and remains a Roman parish church.

Church

The Chiesa di Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is dedicated to Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Italian founder of the Salesian Sisters.

It was built in 1977 as a parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi. Its address is Piazza Salvatore Galgano 100, Roma, Lazio 00173, at the Viale Bruno Pelizze, in East Rome's XXth prefecture.

It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II on 14 December 1997.

The church was established as a new Cardinal Title on 21 February 2001.

Cardinal-protectors

(So far all Roman Rite Cardinal-priests)

References

Sources and External links

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