Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata

Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata
Church of Saint Mary Queen of the World in Torre Spaccata
Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata
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41°51′57″N12°34′53″E / 41.8659°N 12.5815°E / 41.8659; 12.5815
Location	Via Alessandro Barbosi 6, Q. Don Bosco, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Religious order	Carmelites
Website	mariareginamundi.org
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Mary, Queen of the World
Consecrated	21 February 1970
Architecture
Architect(s)	Giuseppe Nicolosi, Eugenio Montuori [1]
Architectural type	Modern
Groundbreaking	1968
Completed	1970
Administration
Diocese	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Orlando Quevedo

Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The church was built in 1968–70. It is on a rectangular plan with rounded corners. It has three naves and an altar area aligned with the lantern, and a large polychrome glass window in the apse. The baptistery is on a square plan with a pavilion roof, connected to the body of the church by an exposed concrete beam, which also acts as a lintel. ^[4] Pope John Paul II visited in 1986. ^[5]

On 28 June 1988, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. ^[6]

Titulars

• Simon Pimenta (1988–2013) ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}
• Orlando Quevedo (2014–present) ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata". info.roma.it.
2. "ABM". Santa Barbara, Calif. January 17, 1973 – via Google Books.
3. Rendina, Claudio (January 17, 2003). La grande guida delle strade di Roma: storia, arte, segreti, leggende, curiosità delle vie e delle piazze di rioni, quartieri e suburbi urbani. Newton & Compton. ISBN   9788882897390 – via Google Books.
4. "BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : Santa Maria Regina Mundi". beweb.chiesacattolica.it. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
5. "La storia della Parrocchia di S. Maria Regina Mundi e del suo territorio: 14 dicembre 1986 la visita di Giovanni Paolo II". www.mariareginamundi.org.
6. "S. Maria "Regina Mundi" a Torre Spaccata". GCatholic.
7. The Official Catholic Directory Anno Domini 2005: Papal Succession Edition. National Register Publishing. May 17, 2005. ISBN   9780872173668 – via Google Books.
8. "The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ..." P.J. Kenedy. January 17, 2005 – via Google Books.
9. "Tribute to Cardinal Simon Pimenta; from SILENT VOICE". July 22, 2013.
10. Zappatore, Lucio M. (January 17, 1998). Parrocchia è bello. Esperienze (si fa per dire) pastorali (e dintorni). Il pozzo di Giacobbe. ISBN   9788887324020 – via Google Books.
11. "Santa Maria "Regina Mundi" a Torre Spaccata (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
12. "QUEVEDO Card. Orlando B., O.M.I." press.vatican.va.

External links

• Official website