Santa Maria Immacolata alla Cervelletta church, Catholic church in Prenestino Labicano district, Rome, Italy.
Santa Maria Immacolata alla Cervelletta is a small Catholic church on Via di Tor Cervara, in Rome's Tor Cervara zone. Built in 1911–1912 to a design by architect Carlo Lepri, it has very simple forms: a single nave with side chapels. The interior was decorated by Giovanni Battista Conti with figures of saints, among them Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Padua, Anne and Pius X.
The church was built between 1911 and 1912 to designs by the architect Carlo Lepri, on land made available by the Salviati dukes, and was consecrated on 2 June 1912 by Cardinal Vicar Pietro Respighi. It was the first parish erected in the Roman countryside. It remained the parish seat until 1968, when the parish moved to the new church of San Vincenzo de' Paoli and took the name Santa Maria Immacolata e San Vincenzo de' Paoli. Restored in 1999, it is now used mainly for weddings.
The name honors the Virgin Mary and references Cervelletta, a locality that once existed in this area. The church serves as a gathering place for the local community to celebrate religious traditions and observe Catholic practices.
The church stands on Via di Tor Cervara in the Tor Cervara area, on the eastern edge of Rome. It is no longer a parish seat: since 1968 parish activities have been held at the church of San Vincenzo de' Paoli, and the Cervelletta building is now used mainly for weddings, so it is often closed outside booked ceremonies.
The church was the first parish erected in the Roman countryside, and it kept that role until 1968, when the parish moved to the new church of San Vincenzo de' Paoli and the parish was renamed Santa Maria Immacolata e San Vincenzo de' Paoli. Restored in 1999, it is now used mainly for weddings.
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