Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae

Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the eastern edge of Rome.[2] It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with the phrase causa nostræ lætitæ ("cause of our joy") being taken from the Litany of Loreto.[3]

Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae
Church of Saint Mary, Cause of Our Joy
Parrocchia Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae
Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae is located in Rome
Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae
Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae
41°51′37″N 12°38′34″E / 41.860314°N 12.6427°E / 41.860314; 12.6427
LocationPiazza Siderea 1, Torre Gaia, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian and Romanian[1]
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesantamariacnl.it
History
Statustitular church, parish church
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus
Consecrated1941
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s)Tullio Rossi
Architectural typeRococo
Years built1939–41
Administration
DioceseRome

History

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The church was built in 1939–41 in a Rococo style, to serve the workers at the Villaggio Breda weapons plant.[4]

The historian Jean Coste was a priest at the church.[5]

On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[6]

Cardinal-protectors

References

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  1. ^ "Start". www.romcatroma.ro.
  2. ^ Rendina, C. (2007:202). 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.
  3. ^ Mbaeri, Chinaka Justin (May 24, 2020). "MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 23: "CAUSE OF OUR JOY" (CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE)".
  4. ^ "Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae". info.roma.it.
  5. ^ Santonastaso, P., Spinelli, A. (2019). Guida curiosa ai luoghi insoliti di Roma. Italy: Newton Compton Editori.
  6. ^ "Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  7. ^ "A diverse but harmonious symphony". Herald Malaysia Online.
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