Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio
Church in Rome, Italy
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Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the Monte Testaccio in Rome, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.[2][3][4]
| Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Mary Liberatrix on Monte Testaccio | |
Chiesa di Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio | |
Facade | |
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| 41°52′45″N 12°28′26″E | |
| Location | Via Lorenzo Ghiberti 2, Testaccio, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Religious order | Salesians, Oblates of St. Frances of Rome |
| Website | santamarialiberatrice |
| History | |
| Status | titular church, parish church |
| Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus (as Liberatrix) |
| Consecrated | 1908 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Architect | Mario Ceradini |
| Architectural type | Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival[1] |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
History
Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio was built in 1908 to serve the new suburb at Monte Testaccio, and put in the care of the Salesian Order and the Oblates of St. Frances of Rome.[6] It took its title and much of its artwork from the old church of Santa Maria Liberatrice in the Forum.[7]
On 5 February 1965, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[8]
- Cardinal-Protectors
- Giuseppe Beltrami (1967–1973); cardinal-priest pro hac vice[9]
- Opilio Rossi (1976–1987)[10][11][12]
- Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1988–2007);[13] promoted to cardinal-priest pro hac vice in 1999[14][15][16]
- Giovanni Lajolo (2007–present); promoted to cardinal-priest pro hac vice in 2018[17]
