Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido

Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Ostia, southwest of Rome, dedicated to Mary, Queen of Peace.^[2][3][4][5]

Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido
Church of Saint Mary Queen of Peace in Ostia Lido
Chiesa di Santa Maria Regina Pacis
Façade and dome
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41°43′54″N 12°16′53″E
Location	Via Maurizio Quadrio 21, Q. Lido di Ostia Levante, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	reginapacisostia.it
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Mary, Queen of Peace
Consecrated	20 December 1928
Architecture
Architect(s)	Giulio Magni[1]
Architectural type	Renaissance Revival, Baroque Revival
Groundbreaking	1919
Completed	1928
Specifications
Length	56 m (184 ft)
Width	21 m (69 ft)
Dome height (outer)	42 m (138 ft)
Dome diameter (outer)	12 m (39 ft)
Administration
Diocese	Rome

History

View of apse

Side altar

In 1916, it was suggested to Vincenzo Vannutelli, Bishop of Ostia, to construct a church to Our Lady, Queen of Peace, in order to pray for an end to the First World War.^[6]

The church was built in 1919–28. It has been visited by Pope Paul VI (1968), Pope John Paul II (1980)^[7] and Pope Francis (2015).^{[8][9][10][11]}

The church was made a titular church on 5 March 1973 to be held by a cardinal priest.^[12][13][14]

Titulars

• James Darcy Freeman (1973–1991)^[15]
• Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (1994–2009)^[16]
• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (2010–2021)^[17]
• William Goh Seng Chye (2022–present)

Building

View of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido and palm tree

In basilica form with side chapels and transept. The nave is covered by a round vault divided into sections, sculpted by the lunettes of the side windows. The internal columns are 8 m (26 ft) high under the cornice, in imitation hammered travertine with octagonal plinths and Corinthian capitals.^[18]