Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the eastern edge of Rome.Rendina, C. (2007:202). Le chiese di Roma: storie, leggende e curiosità degli edifici sacri della Città Eterna, dai templi pagani alle grandi basiliche, dai conventi ai monasteri ai luoghi di culto in periferia. Italy: Newton Compton. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with the phrase ("cause of our joy") being taken from the Litany of Loreto.
History
The church was built in 1939–41 in a Rococo style, to serve the workers at the Villaggio Breda weapons plant.
The historian Jean Coste was a priest at the church.Santonastaso, P., Spinelli, A. (2019). Guida curiosa ai luoghi insoliti di Roma. Italy: Newton Compton Editori.
On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.
Cardinal-protectors Sebastian Francis (2023–present)
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