Santa Maria Goretti, Rome

Santa Maria Goretti is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in the northern suburbs of Rome, dedicated to Saint Maria Goretti.^[2][3][4][5]

Santa Maria Goretti
Church of Saint Maria Goretti
Chiesa di Santa Maria Goretti
Santa Maria Goretti
41°55′53″N 12°31′17″E
Location	Via di Santa Maria Goretti 29, Q. Trieste, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	santamariagorettiroma.org
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Maria Goretti
Consecrated	15 May 1954
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Tullio Rossi[1]
Architectural type	Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking	1953
Completed	1954
Administration
Diocese	Rome

History

Santa Maria Goretti was built in 1953–54. It is in basilica form and built in red brick, with the arms of Pope Pius XII displayed on the facade. The floor is in dark green gritstone and green-gray Cipollino marble.^[6] Pope John XXIII visited the church in 1961.^[7]

On 18 February 2012, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.^[8][9]

Cardinal-Protectors

• Prosper Grech (2012–2019)^[10][11][12]
• Agostino Marchetto (2023–)^[13]

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  Interior view; the fresco behind the altar is by Luigi Montanarini [it].