Santa Maria Immacolata e Giovanni Berchmans

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The church of St. Mary Immaculate and St. John Berchmans is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, located in the Tiburtino district, in the Immaculate Square.

History: It was built by order of Pope Pius X between 1906 and 1909 on plans by Constantine Schneider, and was solemnly consecrated by the Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal Desire Mercier, 19 March 1909. It was also dedicated to John Berchmans, a Belgian Jesuit, as a sign of gratitude to the Belgian Catholics who had given a substantial economic contribution to the building up of the church. The church is home parish, erected by Pope Pius X on 12 March 1909 with the Apostolic Letter "In ordinandis", and entrusted to the Josephites of Murialdo. Since 1969 is the seat of the title of cardinal "Immacolata al Tiburtino". Raymundo Damasceno Assis is the incumbent cardinal-protector since 2010.

Description: The church is Romanesque Revival style with neo-gothic elements. The exterior is clad in brick; the facade is salient and has, at the center, the portal with mosaic bezel and, at the top, the circular canopy. The bell tower, inspired by that of San Marco in Venice was added later, in 1929, it is home to a concert of six bells...