Santa Maria Immacolata e San Giuseppe Benedetto Labre, Catholic church at Via Taranto and Via Monza intersection, Tuscolano district, Rome, Italy.
Santa Maria Immacolata e San Giuseppe Benedetto Labre is a church in Rome's Tuscolano district, characterized by three naves with galleries and wooden ceilings. Its apse displays mosaics depicting the Crucifixion and the Glory of the Immaculate Mary.
Construction of this church began in 1928 under architect Gino Benigni's direction and was consecrated on October 31, 1931. The building arose during a period of rapid residential development in the Tuscolano district.
The name pairs the Immaculate Conception with Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, the wandering pilgrim. Since 2019 the church has been attached to the Monastery of Saint Charbel, the Rome headquarters of the Maronite Order's procuration, which handles its relations with the Holy See and the canonisation causes of its religious; Maronite faithful come here for prayer and welcome.
The main entrance is reached via a staircase leading to a three-arched portico with supporting columns, topped by a window featuring Christ and angels. Access is straightforward since the church sits at a clearly visible street corner.
The lateral walls display fourteen mosaic panels showing the stations of the Cross, while the choir holds a rare Tamburini organ from 1932 with 22 registers. This instrument ranks among the valuable surviving examples of organ craftsmanship from that era.
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