San Marone is a church in Rome located in the Ludovisi rione and dedicated to Saint Maron, a 5th-century Syrian hermit who founded the Maronite Church. It is the national church of the Lebanese Maronite community in the city, with services following the Antiochian Rite in Arabic. The church was built in 1890 based on a design by Andrea Busiri Vici, to serve the neighbouring maronite monastery that, in 1936, was turned into an hotel.

San Marone
Church of Saint Maron
Chiesa di San Marone
The facade of San Marone
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41°54′28″N 12°29′14″E / 41.907914°N 12.487285°E / 41.907914; 12.487285
LocationVia Aurora 6, Ludovisi, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Syriac, Syrian Arabic
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchMaronite Church
TraditionWest Syriac Rite
Websitesanmarunroma.org
History
Statusnational church
Founded1890
DedicationMaron
Architecture
Architect(s)Andrea Busiri Vici
Architectural typeBaroque Revival
Groundbreaking1890
Completed1914
Administration
DioceseRome

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Sources

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  • (in Italian) C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, p. 260-261
  • (in Italian) G. Carpaneto, Rione XVI Ludovisi, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. III, pp. 1015-1037
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