Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e dei Santi Martiri Canadesi (french: Notre-Dame-du-Très-Saint-Sacrement-et-Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, " Our Lady of the

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and the Canadian Martyrs") is the Roman Catholic national church of

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, located at 46, Via Giovanni Battista de Rossi,

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Description

It is a

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, since February 1965 when

Maurice Roy Maurice Roy (January 25, 1905 – October 24, 1985) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1947 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. Early life Roy was born in Queb ...

became its first

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

Patrick D'Rozario Patrick D'Rozario, CSC ( bn, প্যাট্রিক ডি'রোজারিও, translit=Pyaṭrik ḍi'rojario; born 1 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dhaka from 2011 to 2020. He beca ...

has held the title since 2016. It was made a parish church, served by the Congregation of Priests of the Most Holy Sacrament, by

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.Wynne, Michael. “The Canadian Martyrs, Rome.” ''The Furrow'', vol. 13, no. 12, 1962, pp. 33–38. JSTOR
/ref> The Redemptorist Generalate is adjacent. The church was in close proximity to the Canadian embassy, until the embassy re-located in 2007. Initially, the church was named ''Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento'' (Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament). but was re-consecrated in 1962. The church was designed around 1950 by Bruno Apollini Ghetti. The facade mosaic is by

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. There is a small raccoon in the bottom right hand corner. The church contains a high altar designed by Francesco Nagni, ceramic decorations (including a fine crucifix) by Angelo Biancini. Biancini's terracotta ambo has panels depicting The Last Supper and the Madonna and Child. The stained glass windows are by

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and Marcello Avenali.

Cardinal priests

Pope Paul VI established as titular church on 25 February 1965. *

, Archbishop of Quebec, 25 February 1965 appointed–24 October 1985 died * Paul Grégoire, Archbishop of Montreal, 28 June 1988 appointed–30 October 1993 died *

Jean-Claude Turcotte Jean-Claude Turcotte () (26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal. Upon his elevation into the cardinalate he was made the Cardinal-Priest of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Canadian Martyrs. He was ...

, Archbishop of Montreal, 26 November 1994 appointed–8 April 2015 died *

, Archbishop of the Dhaka, 19 November 2016 appointed- present

Images

Image:Roma chiesa Nostra Signora e martiri canadesi - 2.JPG, View from outside Image:Roma chiesa Nostra Signora e martiri canadesi - interno 2.JPG, The nave Image:Roma chiesa Nostra Signora e martiri canadesi - interno 3.JPG, Monument to Mary, mother of Jesus Image:Roma chiesa Nostra Signora e martiri canadesi - lapide 1.JPG, Memorial stone of

pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

(1962) Image:Roma chiesa Nostra Signora e martiri canadesi - lapide 2.JPG, Plaque commemorating the consecration of the church (1962)

Popular culture

* Shortly after completion, Fellini shot a scene in the church for his film La Dolce Vita (1960), during which Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor is played on the church organ.

References

External links

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