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Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyRoman Catholic churches completed in 1958Rome Q. IV SalarioTitular churches
Eglise Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano
Eglise Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano

Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani ([ˈsanta maˈriːa ˈdɛlla merˈtʃeːde e santaˈdrjaːno a ˈvilla alˈbaːni]) is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in north-central Rome, dedicated to Mary of Mercies and Adrian of Nicomedia.

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Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani
Via Basento, Rome Salario

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Chiesa di Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano Martire

Via Basento 100
00198 Rome, Salario
Lazio, Italy
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