Santa Monica degli Agostiniani
Church in Rome, Italy
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The Chapel of Santa Monica degli Agostiniani (Saint Monica of the Augustinians) is a 20th-century Augustinian titular church in central Rome, immediately south of the Vatican, dedicated to Saint Monica.
| Santa Monica degli Agostiniani | |
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| Augustinian Chapel of Saint Monica | |
Cappella Santa Monica degli Agostiniani | |
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  Santa Monica degli Agostiniani Location within Rome  Santa Monica degli Agostiniani Location within Rome | |
| 41°54′02″N 12°27′24″E | |
| Location | Piazza del Sant’Uffizio 8, Borgo, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Augustinian | |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Dedication | Saint Monica |
| Consecrated | 1941 |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
| Architect(s) | Giuseppe Momo and Silvio Galizia |
Architectural type | Rationalist |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
History
Santa Monica was designed by Giuseppe Momo and completed in 1941.[1] It serves the Augustinians working at the community's International College as well as their General Curia.[2]
On 30 September 2023, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[3][4][5] Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV) served as its cardinal-protector until his elevation to become Cardinal Bishop of Albano on 6 February 2025.[6][7] Prevost was also ordained to the priesthood in this church on 19 June 1982.[8] It also features mosaics by Marko Rupnik.[1]
