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.^[1][2][3][4]

History

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.^[5]

The church was built in 1919–28. It has been visited by Pope Paul VI (1968), Pope John Paul II (1980)^[6], Pope Francis (2015) and Pope Leo XIV (2026).

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The church was made a titular church on 5 March 1973 to be held by a cardinal priest.^[11][12][13]

• James Darcy Freeman (1973–1991)^[14]
• Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (1994–2009)^[15]
• Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (2010–2021)^[16]
• William Goh Seng Chye (2022–present)

Building

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.^[17]