Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa

Santa Maria Immacolata Concezione a Grottarossa
Immaculate Conception of Mary at Grottarossa (in English) Immaculatæ Conceptionis Mariæ ad Saxa Rubra (in Latin)
Facade
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41°57′44″N12°29′17″E / 41.9622°N 12.488°E / 41.9622; 12.488
Location	Via Flaminia, Rome
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	Official website
History
Status	Titular church
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus
Consecrated	1937
Architecture
Architect(s)	Ettore Molinario
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1935
Completed	1937
Administration
District	Lazio
Province	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Wilton Gregory

Santa Maria Immacolata Concezione a Grottarossa is a Catholic church in Rome's Grottarossa area, along the ancient Via Flaminia. It has been under the titular possession of Wilton Gregory of Washington since his elevation to the cardinalate in 2020.

History

It was built in 1935 by Ettore Molinario to meet the spiritual needs of all the workers of the former farm that has given rise to Grottarossa village. It is set along Via Flaminia, "to Saxa Rubra", where, in the year 312, there was the historic battle between the armies of Constantine I and Maxentius. On 2 November 1986, the church received the visit of John Paul II, who at that time solemnly crowned a new image of Our Lady Immaculate. The church is home to the parish, which was established on June 4, 1937. It also is home to the cardinal's title of "Immaculate Conception of Mary in Grottarossa", instituted by Pope John Paul II May 5, 1985 by Papal Bull Purpuratis Patribus.

Cardinal Priest

Pope John Paul II established it as a titular church on 25 May 1985.

• Henryk Gulbinowicz, 25 May 1985 – 16 November 2020
• Wilton Gregory, 28 November 2020 – present

External links

• Pope John Paul II established as titular church ^{[self-published]}
• Immacolata Concezione si Maria a Grottarossa