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San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort

Coordinates: 41°56′14″N 12°25′26″E / 41.9373°N 12.4238°E / 41.9373; 12.4238
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St. Louis Grignon de Montfort
San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (in Italian)
S. Ludovici Mariæ Grignion de Montfort (in Latin)
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41°56′14″N 12°25′26″E / 41.9373°N 12.4238°E / 41.9373; 12.4238
LocationViale dei Monfortani 50, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesanluigidimontfort.com, unsafe
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationLouis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Consecrated1970
Architecture
Architect(s)Francesco Romanelli
Architectural typeChurch
Clergy
Cardinal protectorSerafim Fernandes de Araujo

The church of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort is a church in Rome, in the Primavalle district, on Avenue of the Montfort, dedicated to Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673–1716).

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It was designed by architect Francesco Romanelli, in the late 1960s and consecrated by the Cardinal Vicar Angelo Dell'Acqua on June 30, 1970.

The church is home parish, erected on September 24 in 1962 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara Cum in suburban, and entrusted to the priests of the Company of Mary (called Montfort). It is home to the cardinal's title of "St. Louis Grignon de Montfort", instituted by Pope John Paul II.

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