San Mauro Abate

San Mauro Abate
Church of Saint Maurus the Abbot
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Mauro Abate
San Mauro Abate is located in Rome
San Mauro Abate
San Mauro Abate
Location within Rome
41°48′43″N 12°29′02″E / 41.812°N 12.484°E / 41.812; 12.484
LocationVia Francesco Sapori, Fonte Ostiense, Rome
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationSaint Maurus
Consecrated1990
Architecture
Functional status
active
Architect(s)Anna Claudia Cenciarini and Ferdinando Sciamanna
Architectural type
Modern
Years built
1990
Administration
DioceseRome

San Mauro Abate is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Saint Maurus the Abbot (AD 512–584).[1][2]

History

The church was built in 1990 to a design by Anna Claudia Cenciarini and Ferdinando Sciamanna.[3]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[4]

Cardinal-protectors

References

  1. ↑ Rendina, C. (2007:264). Le chiese di Roma: storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia. Italy: Newton Compton.
  2. ↑ Manco, LINK srl-Giovanni Toffoli, Mariarosaria. "Parrocchia San Mauro Abate". RomaPaese.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "BeWeB - Percorso: Le Chiese moderne di Roma : San Mauro Abate". BeWeB - Beni Ecclesiastici in Web.
  4. ↑ "Chiesa di San Mauro Abate 🇮🇹". GCatholic.
  5. ↑ "San Mauro Abate (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.