Santa Monica degli Agostiniani

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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.

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 (now Pope Leo XIV) 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]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Cappella del Collegio Internazionale Santa Monica dell'Ordine Agostiniano". info.roma.it. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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  3. 3."PREVOST Card. Robert Francis, O.S.A." press.vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. 4."Titles and Deaconries assigned to the new Cardinals - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. 5."Il nuovo Papa Robert Francis Prevost - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  6. 6."S. Monica". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. 7."Creating cardinals from 16 nations, pope asks them to join church 'symphony' | USCCB". www.usccb.org.
  8. 8."Agustinos - Order of Saint Augustine". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-05-10.