Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia (Holy Spirit)

Italian Shrine to the Divine Mercy Devotion

Attached to a former hospital, Hospital of Mary, founded by Pope Innocent II (1198 - 1216), is known as Santo Spirito in Sassia by locals. Located in rione Borgo to serve German pilgrims visiting the Vatican, the hospital and Church acted as a center of rest and refuge. 

In 1991, the church became the Italian Sanctuary of the devotion to Divine Mercy, a revelation given to St. Faustina Kowalska. Relics of St. Faustina can be found here along with richly decorated side altars. One of the few churches in Rome that offers Mass in English. 

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