Santa Maria Stella Maris

Santa Maria Stella Maris
Church of Saint Mary Star of the Sea
Parrocchia Santa Maria Stella Maris
Santa Maria Stella Maris
41°44′17″N12°17′30″E / 41.73809°N 12.29177°E / 41.73809; 12.29177
Location	Viale dei Promontori 113, Lido di Ostia, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	stellamarisostia.it
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Our Lady, Star of the Sea
Consecrated	1977
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Ennio Canino
Architectural type	Modern
Years built	1977
Administration
Diocese	Rome

Santa Maria Stella Maris, also called Santa Maria Stella Maris a Mostacciano or Santa Maria Stella Maris a Castel Palocco, is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Lido di Ostia, dedicated to Our Lady, Star of the Sea. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Santa Maria Stella Maris was built in 1977 to a modernist design by Ennio Canino ^{[3] [4]}

Pope John Paul II visited in 1999. ^[5]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. ^{[6] [7]}

Cardinal-priests

• Ladislav Nemet (2024 – present) ^[8]

References

1. "Ceremony: the Wedding". www.8linux.org.
2. "Ente | DIOCESI DI ROMA".
3. "Santa Maria Stella Maris a Casal Palocco". info.roma.it.
4. Rendina, C. (2003). Guida insolita del Tevere: il fiume di Roma : il corso del fiume dalle sorgenti alla foce tra natura e archeologia, storia e urbanistica : il bacino fluviale, la flora, la fauna, gli affluenti.... Italy: Newton & Compton.
5. "28 February 1999, Visit to St Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Castel Fusano on the Ostia seashore | John Paul II". www.vatican.va.
6. "Santa Maria Stella Maris (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
7. "Vice President – Consiglio Conferenze Episcopali Europee". www.ccee.eu.
8. "Ladislav Cardinal Nemet [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

External links

• Official website