Santa Monica degli Agostiniani

Church in Rome, Italy
41°54′02″N 12°27′24″E / 41.900576°N 12.456703°E / 41.900576; 12.456703LocationPiazza del Sant’Uffizio 8, Borgo, RomeCountryItalyLanguage(s)ItalianDenominationCatholicTraditionRoman RiteReligious orderAugustinianHistoryStatustitular churchDedicationSaint MonicaConsecrated1941ArchitectureFunctional statusactiveArchitect(s)Giuseppe Momo and Silvio GaliziaArchitectural typeRationalistCompleted1941AdministrationDioceseRome
Pipe organ

The Church 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.[1]

History

Santa Monica was built in 1940–41 to a design by Giuseppe Momo.[2][1]

On 30 September 2023, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[3][4][5]

Cardinal-Protectors

References

  1. ^ a b "Churches of Rome".
  2. ^ "Cappella del Collegio Internazionale Santa Monica dell'Ordine Agostiniano". info.roma.it.
  3. ^ Dayton, Rory (October 2, 2023). "A New Augustinian Cardinal". Midwest Augustinians.
  4. ^ "PREVOST Card. Robert Francis, O.S.A." press.vatican.va.
  5. ^ "Titles and Deaconries assigned to the new Cardinals - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va.
  6. ^ "S. Monica". GCatholic.
  7. ^ "Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church 'symphony' | USCCB". www.usccb.org.
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