Santa Monica degli Agostiniani
| Santa Monica degli Agostiniani | |
|---|---|
| Augustinian Chapel of Saint Monica | |
Cappella Santa Monica degli Agostiniani | |
Santa Monica degli Agostiniani Santa Monica degli Agostiniani | |
| 41°54′02″N 12°27′24″E / 41.900576°N 12.456703°E | |
| Location | Piazza del Sant’Uffizio 8, Borgo, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Language(s) | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Religious order | Augustinian |
| History | |
| Status | titular church |
| Dedication | Saint Monica |
| Consecrated | 1941 |
| Associated people | Pope Leo XIV, O.S.A. |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Architect(s) | Giuseppe Momo and Silvio Galizia |
| Architectural type | Rationalist |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
The Chapel of Santa Monica degli Agostiniani (Saint Monica of the Augustinians) is a 20th-century Augustinian titular church in central Rome, immediately south of the Vatican, dedicated to Saint Monica.
History
Santa Monica was designed by Giuseppe Momo and completed in 1941.[1] It serves the Augustinians working at the community's International College as well as their General Curia.[2]
On 30 September 2023, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.[3][4][5] Robert Prevost served as its cardinal-protector until his elevation to become Cardinal Bishop of Albano on 6 February 2025. in 2025.[6][7] Prevost was also ordained to the priesthood in this church on 19 June 1982.[8] It also features mosaics by Marko Rupnik.[1]
References
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- ^ Rending, Claudio (2000). Le chiese di Roma. Newton & Compton. ISBN 88-541-0205-9.
- ^ "PREVOST Card. Robert Francis, O.S.A." press.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Titles and Deaconries assigned to the new Cardinals - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Il nuovo Papa Robert Francis Prevost - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "S. Monica". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church 'symphony' | USCCB". www.usccb.org.
- ^ "Agustinos - Order of Saint Augustine". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
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