Monastery Mater Ecclesiae (Rome)
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monastery, 1994 construction
The monastery was built 1992-94 in place of an administrative building of the Vatican police. Its structure is incorporated into the Leonine walls.
The building is composed of two wings: a western chapel (two floors and rectangular in shape) and the eastern community rooms and monastic cells (also rectangular and on the Aquilone fountain's side, with four floors). Adjacent to the monastery is a fruit and vegetable garden.
On February 27, 2013 it was announced the monastery will serve as the residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation, when renovations are finished later in the spring.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8cUCfFSlG8
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9S-O104E4o
The building is composed of two wings: a western chapel (two floors and rectangular in shape) and the eastern community rooms and monastic cells (also rectangular and on the Aquilone fountain's side, with four floors). Adjacent to the monastery is a fruit and vegetable garden.
On February 27, 2013 it was announced the monastery will serve as the residence of Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation, when renovations are finished later in the spring.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8cUCfFSlG8
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9S-O104E4o
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_Ecclesiae_(monastery)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°54'13"N 12°27'3"E
- Order of Saint Augustine's headquarters 0.6 km
- Church and Abbey of St. Anselmo 3.2 km
- Tre Fontane Abbey 8.1 km
- St. Nilus Abbey 22 km
- Benedictines Monastery of St. Vincent 42 km
- Cistercian abbey Casamari 90 km
- Abbey of Santi Severo e Martirio (Hotel La Badia di Orvieto) 94 km
- Abbazia di San Domenico 96 km
- Monte Cassino Abbey 122 km
- Abbazia di Sant'Antimo 144 km
- Old Gardens 0.1 km
- Vatican Museums 0.2 km
- Saint Peter's Square 0.5 km
- Aurelio 0.8 km
- Parco pubblico di Monte Ciocci 0.9 km
- Borgo (rione of Rome) 1 km
- Prati 1.3 km
- Villa Miani 1.5 km
- Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel 1.7 km
- Rome historical centre 2.5 km
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