Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
Church of Saint Mary Immaculate on the Esquiline
Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino
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41°53′28″N 12°30′22″E / 41.8910°N 12.5060°E / 41.8910; 12.5060
LocationVia Emanuele Filiberto 129, R. Esquilino, Rome
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderFrati della Carità (until 1973)
Websitewww.facebook.com/ChiesaSantaMariaImmacolataEsquilino/
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus (as Holy Mary Immaculate)
Consecrated21 April 1942
Architecture
Functional statusactive
ArchitectAntonio Cursi[1][2]
Architectural typeGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1896
Completed1914
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome, dedicated to the Mary Immaculate.[3][4]

History

Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino was built in 1896–1914 in the Gothic Revival style for the Friars of Charity (Frati della Carità, Bigi).[5] The Bigi broke up in 1973.[6]

In 2017, it was reported that the Society of Saint Pius X was interested in purchasing the church, but no such purchase took place.[7]

On 28 June 2018, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[8][9]

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High altar