National churches in Rome
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Charitable institutions attached to churches in Rome
were founded right through the medieval period and included hospitals, hostels and others providing assistance to pilgrims to Rome from a certain "nation", which thus became these nations' national church
es in Rome. These institutions were generally organised as confraternities
and funded through charity and legacies from rich benefactors belonging to that "nation". Often also they were connected to national "scholae
" (ancestors of Rome's seminaries), where the clergymen were trained. The churches and their riches were a sign of the importance of their nation and of the prelates that supported them. Up to 1870 and Italian unification
, these national churches also included churches of the Italian city states (now called "regional churches").
A lot of these organizations, lacking a purpose by the 19th century, were expropriated through the 1873 legislation on the suppression of religious corporations. In the following decades, nevertheless, various accords - ending up in the Lateran Pacts - saw the national churches' assets returned to the Roman Catholic Church
.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
were founded right through the medieval period and included hospitals, hostels and others providing assistance to pilgrims to Rome from a certain "nation", which thus became these nations' national church
National church (Roman Catholicism)
In Roman Catholicism, the term national church can refer to the church claiming pastoral oversight over a specific country , but more often to either a parish catering to immigrants from another nation, or to a church building in Rome dedicated to a specific country...
es in Rome. These institutions were generally organised as confraternities
Confraternity
A confraternity is normally a Roman Catholic or Orthodox organization of lay people created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy...
and funded through charity and legacies from rich benefactors belonging to that "nation". Often also they were connected to national "scholae
Scholae
Scholae is a Latin word, literally meaning "schools" that was used in the late Roman Empire to signify a unit of Imperial Guards. The unit survived in the Byzantine Empire until the 12th century...
" (ancestors of Rome's seminaries), where the clergymen were trained. The churches and their riches were a sign of the importance of their nation and of the prelates that supported them. Up to 1870 and Italian unification
Italian unification
Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century...
, these national churches also included churches of the Italian city states (now called "regional churches").
A lot of these organizations, lacking a purpose by the 19th century, were expropriated through the 1873 legislation on the suppression of religious corporations. In the following decades, nevertheless, various accords - ending up in the Lateran Pacts - saw the national churches' assets returned to the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
Italian "National" or regional churches in Rome
- AbruzzoAbruzzoAbruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
: Santa Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio - BasilicataBasilicataBasilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
: San Nicola in CarcereSan Nicola in CarcereSan Nicola in Carcere is a titular church in Rome near the Forum Boarium in rione Ripa. It is one of the traditional stational churches of Lent.-History:... - CalabriaCalabriaCalabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
: San Francesco di Paola ai MontiSan Francesco di Paola ai Monti-History:It was built 1645-50 with funds given by Olimpia Aldobrandini Pamphili, who had roots in Calabria. It was designed by Gioan Pietro Morandi, given to the Minim Friars, and became the national church of the Calabrians. The late Baroque high altar was made by Giovanni Antonio de Rossi c... - CampaniaCampaniaCampania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
: Santo Spirito dei Napoletani - Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-RomagnaEmilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
: Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio dei Bolognesi - Lazio:
- Sant'Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio
- Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) - Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina
- LiguriaLiguriaLiguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
: San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi - LombardyLombardyLombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
: - Basilica dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso
- Santi Bartolomeo e Alessandro a Piazza Colonna (BergamoBergamoBergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
) - MarcheMarcheThe population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
: San Salvatore in LauroSan Salvatore in LauroSan Salvatore in Lauro is a Catholic church in central Rome, Italy, located in the rione Ponte. It is the "national church" of the marchigiani, the inhabitants of the Marche region of Italy... - CampaniaCampaniaCampania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
: Santo Spirito dei Napoletani - PiedmontPiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
: Santissimo Sudario all'Argentina - Puglia: Basilica di San Nicola in CarcereSan Nicola in CarcereSan Nicola in Carcere is a titular church in Rome near the Forum Boarium in rione Ripa. It is one of the traditional stational churches of Lent.-History:...
- SardiniaSardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
: - Santissimo Sudario all'Argentina
- Basilica di San CrisogonoSan CrisogonoSan Crisogono is a church in Rome dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus.-History:The church was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome...
(no longer) - SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
: Santa Maria Odigitria al Tritone - TuscanyTuscanyTuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
: - Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
) - San Giovanni Battista Decollato
- Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta (LuccaLuccaLucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
) - Santa Caterina da Siena a Via Giulia (SienaSienaSiena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
) - UmbriaUmbriaUmbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
: - Santi Benedetto e Scolastica (NorciaNorciaNorcia is a town and comune in the province of Perugia in southeastern Umbria, located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a subrange of the Apennines with some of its highest peaks, near the Sordo River, a small stream that eventually flows into the Nera...
) - Santa Rita da Cascia alle Vergini
- VenetoVenetoVeneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
: Basilica di San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio
National churches of former Italian territories
- NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
: Santissimo Sudario all'Argentina - SavoyDuchy of SavoyFrom 1416 to 1847, the House of Savoy ruled the eponymous Duchy of Savoy . The Duchy was a state in the northern part of the Italian Peninsula, with some territories that are now in France. It was a continuation of the County of Savoy...
: Santissimo Sudario all'Argentina - Giuliano-Dalmata: San Marco Evangelista in Agro Laurentino
- CorsicaCorsicaCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
: San CrisogonoSan CrisogonoSan Crisogono is a church in Rome dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus.-History:The church was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome...
(formerly)
Africa
- Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
: Chiesa della Natività - EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
: - Santo Stefano degli AbissiniSanto Stefano degli AbissiniSanto Stefano degli Abissini is a Roman Catholic church located in the Vatican City. The church dedicated to Stephen the Protomartyr is the national church of Ethiopia. The liturgy is celebrated according to the Alexandrine rite of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. It is the oldest surviving church...
- San Tommaso in ParioneSan Tommaso in ParioneSan Tommaso in Parione is one of the two national churches of Ethiopia. It is dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle.The church is normally open to the public only between 20 and 28 September.-History:...
Americas
- ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
: Santa Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos AiresSanta Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos AiresSanta Maria Addolorata a Piazza Buenos Aires , titular church and the Argentine national church, on Viale Regina Margherita, Rome.-History:... - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
: Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri CanadesiNostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri CanadesiNostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e dei Santi Martiri Canadesi is the Roman Catholic national church of Canada, located at 46, Via Giovanni Battista de Rossi, Rome. It is also a titular church since February 1965, when Maurice Roy became its first Cardinal-Priest... - MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
: Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo MartireNostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo MartireNostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia , national church of Mexico in Rome. Built 1960 and established as a titular church by Pope John Paul II in 1991, with Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo as the first titular Cardinal-Priest . It is served by the Legionaries of... - PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
: Basilica di Sant'Anastasia al Palatino - United States of America: Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano
Europe
- AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
: - Santa Maria dell'AnimaSanta Maria dell'AnimaSanta Maria dell'Anima is a Roman Catholic church in central Rome, Italy, just west of the Piazza Navona and near the Santa Maria della Pace church. It was the national church of the Holy Roman Empire in Rome...
- Church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciChurch of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciThe Church of Our Lady of Mercy in the German Cemetery is a Roman Catholic church in the Vatican City, attached to the Campo Santo dei Teutonici e dei Fiamminghi, the German cemetery in the Vatican City...
- BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
: Chiesa di San Giuliano dei FiamminghiChiesa di San Giuliano dei FiamminghiThe Church of St. Julian of the Flemings is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Julian the Hospitaller, located in Rome, Italy. Historically, the church has been the National Church in Rome of the Southern Netherlands and, in 1830, became the national church of the Kingdom of... - CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
: San Girolamo dei CroatiSan Girolamo dei CroatiSaint Jerome of the Croats , is the national Catholic church of Croatia on Via Tomacelli in the Campus Martius of Rome.-Characteristics:... - FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
: - San Luigi dei FrancesiSan Luigi dei FrancesiThe Church of St. Louis of the French is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome, not far from Piazza Navona. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to St. Denis the Areopagite and St. Louis IX, king of France...
(FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - Sant'Ivo dei BretoniSant'Ivo dei BretoniThe Church of Saint Ivo of the Bretons is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Ivo of Kermartin, patron of Brittany. It is one of the national churches in Rome dedicated to France .- History :...
(BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
) - Santi Claudio e Andrea dei BorgognoniSanti Claudio e Andrea dei BorgognoniThe Church of SS. Claudius and Andrew of the Burgundians is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Claudius of Besançon and the apostle Saint Andrew. It is one of the national churches in Rome dedicated to France...
(BourgogneBourgogneBurgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
) - San Nicola dei LorenesiSan Nicola dei LorenesiThe Church of Saint Nicholas of the Lorrains is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Nicholas and the apostle Saint Andrew. It is one of the national churches in Rome dedicated to France...
(Lorraine)
- GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
: - Saint Maria dell' Anima
- Church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciChurch of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciThe Church of Our Lady of Mercy in the German Cemetery is a Roman Catholic church in the Vatican City, attached to the Campo Santo dei Teutonici e dei Fiamminghi, the German cemetery in the Vatican City...
- Church of Santo Spirito in SassiaSanto Spirito in SassiaSanto Spirito in Sassia is a 12th century basilica church in Rome.It has been erected in Borgo Santo Spirito, a street which got its name from the church, placed in the southern part of Rione Borgo....
(SaxonsSaxonsThe Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
) - Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
: - San Silvestro in CapiteSan Silvestro in CapiteThe Church of Saint Sylvester in Capite is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome dedicated to Pope Saint Sylvester I. Built in the 8th century as a shrine for the relics of the saints and martyrs from the Catacombs, the church is the National church of Great Britain.The Latin...
- San Tommaso di Canterbury
- San Giorgio e Martiri Inglesi
- Sant'Andrea degli ScozzesiSant'Andrea degli ScozzesiSant' Andrea degli Scozzesi is a former church in Rome, near Piazza Barberini on Via delle Quattro Fontane. Once a haven for Scottish Catholics in Rome, it was deconsecrated in 1962.- History :...
(deconsecrated) - GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
: - Sant'Atanasio a Via del BabuinoSant'AtanasioThe Church of Saint Athanasius is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for use of a Greek College for the formation of Catholic clergy in the Eastern Rite, upon the formation of the Congregation of the Greeks by Pope Gregory XIII. In 1872 the church was entrusted to the Congregation for...
(Graeco-Byzantine rite) - San Basilio agli Orti Sallustiani (Graeco-Byzantine rite)
- Santa Maria in CosmedinSanta Maria in CosmedinThe Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin is a minor basilica church in Rome, Italy. It is located in the rione of Ripa.- History :The church was built in the 8th century during the Byzantine Papacy over the remains of the Templum Herculis Pompeiani in the Forum Boarium and of the Statio annonae, one...
(Graeco-Melchite rite) - San Teodoro al PalatinoSan Teodoro (Rome)San Teodoro is 6th century church in Rome. It was given to the Orthodox community of Rome by Pope John Paul II in 2004. It is dedicated to Theodore of Amasea, and is located on an ancient route between the Roman Forum and Forum Boarium along the north-west foot of the Palatine Hill.- Catholic...
(Greek-Orthodox rite) - San Giovanni Battista dei Cavalieri di Rodi (Rodi)
- HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
: Santo Stefano degli UngheresiSanto Stefano degli UngheresiSanto Stefano degli Ungheresi was the church of the Hungarians in Rome, next to the Vatican. The old church was pulled down in 1776, to make room for an extension of St. Peter's Basilica....
(to 1776) / Santo Stefano Rotondo al CelioSanto Stefano RotondoThe Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Celian Hill is an ancient basilica and titular church in Rome, Italy. Commonly named Santo Stefano Rotondo, the church is the National church in Rome of Hungary dedicated to Saint Stephen and Saint Stephen of Hungary... - Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
: - Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case
- San Patrizio a Villa LudovisiSan PatrizioSan Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi is a Roman Catholic parish and titular church in Rome. It is one of the national churches of Ireland.The earliest church on the site was dedicated to Santa Maria in Posterula, but this was demolished when this one was built in the Nordic classical style in the early...
- San Clemente al Laterano
- MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
: Santa Maria del PrioratoSanta Maria del PrioratoThe Church of Our Lady of the Priory , can also be also known by its previous name of Our Lady on the Aventine . It is the priory church of the Priory of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine Hill in Rome. It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.... - NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
: - Church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciChurch of Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei TeutoniciThe Church of Our Lady of Mercy in the German Cemetery is a Roman Catholic church in the Vatican City, attached to the Campo Santo dei Teutonici e dei Fiamminghi, the German cemetery in the Vatican City...
- Saint Maria dell' Anima (1350-1939)
- Church of Santi Michele e MagnoChurch of Santi Michele e MagnoThe Church of Saints Michael and Magnus is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel and the Bishop Saint Magnus of Anagni. It lies in Rione Borgo, and is the national church dedicated to The Netherlands. It is also known as the "Church of the Frisians"...
(1992-present) - PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
: - Chiesa di San Stanislao alle Botteghe Oscure
- Resurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
- PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
: Sant'Antonio dei PortoghesiSant'Antonio dei PortoghesiThe church of Saint Anthony in Campo Marzio, known as Saint Anthony of the Portuguese , is a Baroque roman catholic titular church in Rome, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon.Established as titulus S... - RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
: Chiesa di San Salvatore alle Coppelle (Byzantine-Roman rite) - RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate all'Esquilino - SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
: - Nostra Signora del Sacro CuoreNostra Signora del Sacro CuoreNostra Signora del Sacro Cuore is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome's Piazza Navona.- History :...
(1506 - 1807) - Santa Maria in Monserrato degli SpagnoliSanta Maria in Monserrato degli SpagnoliThe Spanish National Church of Santiago and Montserrat, known as Church of Holy Mary in Monserrat of the Spaniards is a Roman Catholic titulus church and National Church in Rome of Spain, dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat. The current Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S...
(1807 - present) - Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti
- San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane
- SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
: Santa Brigida a Campo de' FioriSanta Brigida a Campo de' FioriSanta Brigida a Campo de'Fiori is a convent church dedicated to St Bridget of Sweden, patron saint of Europe. It is the Swedish national church.-History:... - SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
: - Santi Martino e Sebastiano degli SvizerriSaints Martin and Sebastian of the SwissThe Church of Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss is a Roman Catholic oratory in the Vatican city. The church was built by Pope Pius V in 1568 to serve as private chapel for the Pontifical Swiss Guards, whose barracks are located next to Porta San Pellegrino, close to the Apostolic Palace...
- San Pellegrino in VaticanoSan Pellegrino in VaticanoThe Church of San Pellegrino in Vaticano is an ancient Roman Catholic oratory in the Vatican City, located on the Via dei Pellegrini. The church is dedicated to Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, a Roman priest appointed by Pope Sixtus II who had suffered martyrdom in Gaul in the third century...
- UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
: - Santi Sergio e BaccoSanti Sergio e BaccoSanti Sergio e Bacco is a Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite in the rione of Monti in Rome, Italy, located in Piazza Madonna dei Monti. Saints Sergius and Bacchus are said to have been early fourth century Roman military officers and Christian martyrs buried in Syria...
- San Giosafat al Gianicolo
- Santa Sofia a Via BocceaSanta Sofia a Via BocceaSanta Sofia a Via Boccea is a church at 478 Via Boccea, in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Holy Wisdom , one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It served as the Mother Church, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, while St. George's Cathedral in Lviv was controlled by the Russian Orthodox...
(Ukrainian rite)
Middle East
- ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
: - Santa Maria Egiziaca (15631832; deconsecrated)
- San Biagio della Pagnotta (18321883)
- San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti SallustianiSan Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti SallustianiSan Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani is a church in Rome. It is one of the two national churches of Armenia. The church was built for the Discalced Augustinians in 1599, and originally dedicated to the 13th century Augustinian monk, St...
(1883 present) - LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
: San Marone - SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
: Santa Maria della Concezione in Campo Marzio