Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata

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

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
Location	Via Alessandro Barbosi 6, Q. Don Bosco, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Religious order	Carmelites
Website	mariareginamundi.org
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Mary, Queen of the World
Consecrated	21 February 1970
Architecture
Architect(s)	Giuseppe Nicolosi, Eugenio Montuori[1]
Architectural type	Modern
Groundbreaking	1968
Completed	1970
Administration
Diocese	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Orlando Quevedo

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]

Titulars

• Simon Pimenta (1988–2013)^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Orlando Quevedo (2014–present)^[11][12]