Santa Monica degli Agostiniani

The Chapel of Santa Monica degli Agostiniani (Saint Monica of the Augustinians) is a 20th-century Augustinian titular church in central Rome, immediately south of the Vatican, dedicated to Saint Monica.

Santa Monica degli Agostiniani
Augustinian Chapel of Saint Monica
Cappella Santa Monica degli Agostiniani
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41°54′02″N 12°27′24″E
Location	Piazza del Sant’Uffizio 8, Borgo, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Religious order	Augustinian
History
Status	titular church
Dedication	Saint Monica
Consecrated	1941
Associated people	Pope Leo XIV, O.S.A.
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Giuseppe Momo and Silvio Galizia
Architectural type	Rationalist
Completed	1941
Administration
Diocese	Rome

Pipe organ

History

Santa Monica was designed by Giuseppe Momo and completed in 1941.^[1] It serves the Augustinians working at the community's International College as well as their General Curia.^[2]

On 30 September 2023, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-deacon.^[3][4][5] Robert Prevost served as its cardinal-protector until his elevation to become Cardinal Bishop of Albano on 6 February 2025.^[6][7] Prevost was also ordained to the priesthood in this church on 19 June 1982.^[8] It also features mosaics by Marko Rupnik.^[1]