Jubilee Church

Jubilee Church
Church of God the Merciful Father
Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso
Jubilee Church is located in Rome
Jubilee Church
Jubilee Church
41°52′57″N 12°35′08″E / 41.88250°N 12.58556°E / 41.88250; 12.58556
LocationPiazza Largo Terzo Millennio, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitediopadremisericordioso.it
History
DedicationGod the Father
Architecture
Architectural typeModern
Completed2003
Specifications
Materialsconcrete
Administration
DioceseRome

The Jubilee Church, formally known as Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso (Italian for "Church of God the Merciful Father"), is a Catholic church and community center in Tor Tre Teste in Rome. According to Richard Meier, its architect, it is "the crown jewel of the Vicariato di Roma's (Archdiocese of Rome) Millennium project" (p. 354). The church serves eight thousand residents of the Tor Tre Teste area and was meant to socially "revive" Tor Tre Teste.

Meier was selected as the architect as winner of a competition that included famous architects such as Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava and Tadao Ando in 1996.[1]

  1. ^ Jodidio, Philip (2005). Architecture: Art. New York: Prestel Verlag. p. 140. ISBN 3-7913-3279-1.