Santa Maria in Traspontina
The Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo in Traspontina (Saint Mary of Carmel Across the Bridge) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, run by the Carmelites. The bridge referred to is the Ponte Sant'Angelo. The church is on the Via della Conciliazione, the primary road of the Roman Rione of Borgo.
| Santa Maria in Traspontina | |
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Façade seen from Via della Conciliazione. | |
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| 41°54′10″N 12°27′44″E | |
| Location | Borgo Sant'Angelo 15, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Latin Rite |
| Website | parrocchiatraspontina |
| History | |
| Status | Titular church, national church |
| Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1566 |
Pope Sixtus V designated the church as a cardinalitial titulus on 13 April 1587. The current cardinal of Santa Maria in Traspontina is the former Archbishop of Quebec, Marc Ouellet, and is the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops of the Roman Curia. He was Cardinal Priest from 2003 to 2018, and continued there when co-opted to suburbicarian rank.
It is the national church for Danish Catholics.
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