Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio is a 20th-century parochial church and

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on the

Monte Testaccio Monte Testaccio () or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of (), fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, ...

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, dedicated to

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History

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Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio was built in 1908 to serve the new suburb at

, and put in the care of the

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and the Oblates of St. Frances of Rome. It took its title and much of its artwork from the old church of

Santa Maria Liberatrice Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the Monte Testaccio in Rome, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus. History Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio was built in 1908 to serve t ...

in the Forum. On 5 February 1965, it was made a

to be held by a

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. ;Cardinal-Protectors * Giuseppe Beltrami (1967–1973);

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(1976–1987) *

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(1988–2007); promoted to cardinal-priest ''pro hac vice'' in 1999 *

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(2007–present); promoted to cardinal-priest ''pro hac vice'' in 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maria Liberatrice Titular churches Roman Catholic churches completed in 1908 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches of Rome (rione Testaccio) Romanesque Revival church buildings in Italy Neo-Byzantine architecture Salesian churches in Italy