Santa Rita da Cascia in Campitelli Church, Baroque church near Teatro di Marcello, Rome, Italy

The former Chiesa di Santa Rita da Cascia in Campitelli is a deconsecrated Baroque church built by Carlo Fontana in 1665. Its interior has a convex rhomboidal Greek-cross plan, compared to San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, with a dome at the centre and an apse deeper than the two side chapels. The apse keeps the polychrome marble Baroque altar and a stained-glass window of Saint Rita; the facade is decorated with pilasters and stucco.

Architect Carlo Fontana built this structure in 1665 to replace an older church that previously occupied the site. In the 20th century the building was disassembled and later reconstructed to make way for urban development projects.

The name Santa Rita da Cascia was adopted in 1900, the year she was canonized, replacing the earlier dedication to Saint Blaise and Blessed Rita. The church had been given to the people of Cascia living in Rome, and Pope Alexander VII entrusted it to the Confraternity of the Holy Thorn of the Cross of Jesus. Today the deconsecrated hall hosts meetings, conferences and concerts.

The structure is located at the intersection of Via Montanara and Via del Teatro di Marcello making it easy to locate. Visitors should check opening times as the space now primarily functions as an exhibition venue rather than an active place of worship.

The church was dismantled in 1928 for the Via del Mare and stored for a rebuild on the original spot, but in 1940 it was reassembled at the present corner of Via Montanara instead. A plaque on the left side of the building records the move. The apse still holds the polychrome marble Baroque altar and a stained-glass window of Santa Rita.