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Glory to Jesus Christ!

My wife and I just moved to Rome. Does anyone know where we might find the Divine Liturgy and/or Hours here? I am sure there are clergy celebrating here, but I am not having any luck searching with Google.

In an ideal world, we would love an English-speaking parish community of one of the Slavic churches, but we will be happy with almost anything Greek Catholic. Note that we also speak Italian.

Thanks for the help and God bless.

-Ed

I can recommend the Melkite parish of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, piazza della Bocca della Verità. It's not exactly what you say you're looking for, but it's well worth at least a visit. Other forum members may be able to give you more help.

A friend who visited Rome and attended two of the below mentioned churches recommended these:

Greek Catholic Churches in Rome

http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/Sant%27Antonio_Abate_all%27Esquilino

It is located to the right of the front entrance to Santa Maria Maggiore and is right by the Oriental Institute and the Russicum Ukranian Catholic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santi_Sergio_e_Bacco is off of Via Cavour near the area of San Pietro in Vincoli, the church of Santa Maria dei Monti is possibly nearby.

Two others:

http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Sofia_a_Via_Boccea

and

http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/San_Giosafat_al_Gianicolo.

Hope this is of assistance.

The Sant'Egidio community used to serve a Divine Liturgy at Santa Maria in Trastevere. The language was Italian and the usage Greek. Does anyone know whether they are continuing this practice?

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral [Sobor] - Rome, Italy
Greek-catholic cathedral of st. Sophia.
Address: Italy, Rome, Via di Boccea, 478

Ed,

Try this listing of spiritual resources for students in Rome [sites.google.com] or cut to the chase and see the Churches of Rome Wiki's List of Oriental Catholic churches [romanchurches.wikia.com]

Once you've visited them all, with camera , I'd love to have enough current info (and photos) from you regarding each to allow me to compile accurate entries for the directory here. (Yeah, pushy, I know )

Many years,

Neil

Thanks for the help, everyone.

Neil, it's a deal. We'll try to do a better job than Dublin!

NorseRuthenian,

I recommend the following resource as well: Byzantine Catholic Church in Europe [sites.google.com]

I hope it helps.

GC

Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata - Basilian Monks

Corso del Popolo, 128 - 00046 Grottaferrata (Rome) ITALY - Phone (01139) 069459309 - Fax (01139) 069456734

Ed,

My wife and I will be visiting Rome in October, and I spoke to our Catholicos and our bishop of the US, both will be there at the same time; it would be a blessing for us to meet you and your wife, and also you are welcome to attend the Syro-Malankara Holy Qurbono with His Beatitude. We would love to attend Divine Liturgy at a Byzantine Church as well!

Yeah, I attended a church tour at a Romanian Festival, and the priest was telling us that he was surprised how many Eastern Catholic and Orthodox populations were in Italy, and how the movement has made it through Western and Central Europe. Not to mention that the archbishop (not the head bishop, but his second in command in the Ukrainian Eparchy of Parma) of St. Josaphat here is from Germany, so I'm pretty sure there's a Greek Catholic and perhaps Orthodox population in Das Vaterland, too.

Although, for Italian Eastern Catholic churches, here's one in Rome that looks pretty good (it's also a St. Josaphat (although in Italian spelling), surprisingly: http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/San_Giosafat_al_Gianicolo

Hi! I would assume you might be near Grottaferrata, no? Now THAT'S [abbaziagreca.it] a nice church.

I think we've just about seen the exteriors of all the churches mentioned and have so far visited a Ukrainian church near the Forum. Thanks again for all the great suggestions!

God bless,

Ed