Santa Maria Goretti, Rome

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Santa Maria Goretti
Church of Saint Maria Goretti
Chiesa di Santa Maria Goretti
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Santa Maria Goretti
41°55′53″N12°31′17″E / 41.9315°N 12.5213°E / 41.9315; 12.5213
LocationVia di Santa Maria Goretti 29, Q. Trieste, Rome
Country Italy
Language(s)Italian
Denomination Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website santamariagorettiroma.org
History
Status titular church, parish church
Dedication Maria Goretti
Consecrated 15 May 1954
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s) Tullio Rossi [1]
Architectural type Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking 1953
Completed1954
Administration
Diocese Rome

Santa Maria Goretti is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the northern suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Maria Goretti. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

Santa Maria Goretti was built in 1953–54. It is in basilica form and built in red brick, with the arms of Pope Pius XII displayed on the facade. The floor is in dark green gritstone and green-gray Cipollino marble. [6] Pope John XXIII visited the church in 1961. [7]

On 18 February 2012, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon. [8] [9]

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