Santa Francesca Cabrini, Catholic church in Nomentano district, Rome, Italy.
Santa Francesca Cabrini is a Catholic church in the Nomentano district and features modern religious architecture with clean lines and geometric forms. The interior has a simple, uncluttered design that creates a straightforward worship space.
The church was built in 1958 and represents post-war religious architecture in Rome. It emerged during a period when modern design began to transform traditional Catholic spaces.
The church is named after Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian nun who worked with immigrants; the parish was canonically erected on 22 December 1949, the day dedicated to her, by decree of Cardinal Vicar Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani. The Marist Fathers were entrusted with it, and the parish first met in the chapel of the school.
The church is located in the Nomentano district and is easy to reach on foot, with regular masses most days of the week. Visitors should note that it may be crowded during service times, so a quiet visit works best outside of mass hours.
The church's large facade window, set in a reinforced concrete frame, is the work of Augusto Ranocchi and depicts scenes from the apparitions at Lourdes. Behind the main altar stands a Pinchi pipe organ from 1960, with electric transmission, 30 registers and the whole instrument enclosed in an expressive case.
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