Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido

Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido
Church of Saint Mary Queen of Peace in Ostia Lido
Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina Pacis
Façade and dome
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41°43′54″N12°16′53″E / 41.7316°N 12.2813°E / 41.7316; 12.2813
Location	Via Maurizio Quadrio 21, Q. Lido di Ostia Levante, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	reginapacisostia.it
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Mary, Queen of Peace
Consecrated	20 December 1928
Architecture
Architect(s)	Giulio Magni [1]
Architectural type	Renaissance Revival, Baroque Revival
Groundbreaking	1919
Completed	1928
Specifications
Length	56 m (184 ft)
Width	21 m (69 ft)
Dome height (outer)	42 m (138 ft)
Dome diameter (outer)	12 m (39 ft)
Administration
Diocese	Rome

Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Ostia, southwest of Rome, dedicated to Mary, Queen of Peace. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

History

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Side altar

In 1916, it was suggested to Vincenzo Vannutelli, Bishop of Ostia, to construct a church to Our Lady, Queen of Peace, in order to pray for an end to the First World War. ^[6]

The church was built in 1919–28. It has been visited by Pope Paul VI (1968), Pope John Paul II (1980) ^[7] and Pope Francis (2015). ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

The church was made a titular church on 5 March 1973 to be held by a cardinal priest. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Titulars

• James Darcy Freeman (1973–1991) ^[15]
• Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (1994–2009) ^[16]
• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (2010–2021) ^[17]
• William Goh Seng Chye (2022–present)

Building

View of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido and palm tree

In basilica form with side chapels and transept. The nave is covered by a round vault divided into sections, sculpted by the lunettes of the side windows. The internal columns are 8 m (26 ft) high under the cornice, in imitation hammered travertine with octagonal plinths and Corinthian capitals. ^[18]

References

1. "Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido". info.roma.it.
2. Archivi e archivistica a Roma dopo l'unità: genesi storica, ordinamenti, interrelazioni : atti del convegno, Roma, 12-14 marzo 1990. Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici. February 19, 1994. ISBN   9788871250892 – via Google Books.
3. "Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana. Parte prima, serie generale". Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello Stato. February 19, 1986 – via Google Books.
4. "When in Rome...see (the exterior of) Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia".
5. "La chiesa Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido" (PDF).
6. "Chiesa Santa Maria Regina Pacis". ArchiDiAP.
7. Bua, Pasquale (May 29, 2019). Roma, il Lazio e il Vaticano II: Preparazione, contributi, recezione. Edizioni Studium S.r.l. ISBN   9788838248221 – via Google Books.
8. "Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido". GCatholic.
9. "Visita pastorale alla Parrocchia romana di Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido". press.vatican.va.
10. "Papa Francesco - Visita pastorale alla Parrocchia romana di Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido -". May 3, 2015.
11. "Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish". www.photogallery.va.
12. Morando, Umberto (February 19, 1997). Regesto dei documenti ufficiali promulgati da Paolo VI. Istituto Paolo VI. ISBN   9788838237805 – via Google Books.
13. "S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare". GCatholic.
14. "Santa Maria "Regina Pacis" in Ostia mare (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
15. "Annuario pontificio". Tip. Poliglotta Vaticana. February 19, 1991 – via Google Books.
16. Bräuer, Martin (February 27, 2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN   9783110269475 – via Google Books.
17. "Monsengwo Pasinya, Laurent". Catholic News Agency.
18. "La Storia -".

External links

• Official website