Santa Maria Regina Mundi in Torre Spaccata

Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata
Church of Saint Mary Queen of the World in Torre Spaccata
Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata
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41°51′57″N 12°34′53″E / 41.8659°N 12.5815°E / 41.8659; 12.5815
LocationVia Alessandro Barbosi 6, Q. Don Bosco, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderCarmelites
Websitemariareginamundi.org
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationMary, Queen of the World
Consecrated21 February 1970
Architecture
Architect(s)Giuseppe Nicolosi, Eugenio Montuori[1]
Architectural typeModern
Groundbreaking1968
Completed1970
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome.[2][3]

History

The church was built in 1968–70. It is on a rectangular plan with rounded corners. It has three naves and an altar area aligned with the lantern, and a large polychrome glass window in the apse. The baptistery is on a square plan with a pavilion roof, connected to the body of the church by an exposed concrete beam, which also acts as a lintel.[4] Pope John Paul II visited in 1986.[5]

On 28 June 1988, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[6]

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