Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri

Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southeast Rome, dedicated to Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum.

Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri
Church of Saints Marius and Companion Martyrs
Chiesa dei Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri
Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri
41°50′38″N 12°36′10″E
Location	Via del Ponte delle Sette Miglia 245, Torrenova, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	parrocchiasanmario.it
History
Status	titular church, parish church
Dedication	Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
Consecrated	12 June 1993 14 December 2008
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Angelo Zamagna
Architectural type	Modern
Groundbreaking	1989
Completed	1993
Administration
Diocese	Rome

History

Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri was built in 1989–93 to a modernist design by Angelo Zamagna.^[1] Pope John Paul II visited in 1995.^[2]

It is named in honour of Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, a family of Persian Christians who were martyred in Rome in AD 270.^[3]

The church was badly damaged in an accidental fire on Christmas Eve 2007; it was rededicated on 14 December 2008.^[4]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.^[5]

Cardinal-protectors

• Ignace Bessi Dogbo (2024 – present)^[6]