About The Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims (Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini) in Rome:
In 1540 AD, at the urging of Philp Neri, a group of his followers gathered at the church of San Girolamo della Carità. Philip Neri soon had Pope Paul III recognize the group as the Confraternita della Santissima Trinita de’ Pellegrini e de’ Convalescenti (Fraternity of the Holy Trinity of Pilgrims and Convalescent).
For the Jubilee of 1550 AD, the group hosted pilgrims, with particular regard for those who came from distant lands. After the Holy Year, the Association cared for the convalescent poor after they were discharged from city hospitals.
In 1558, Pope Paul IV assigned them the dilapidated church of San Benedetto in Arenula. The next year, the fraternity bought a house near the church to be used as a hospital-hospice. For the Jubilee of 1575, the fraternity hosted more than 180,000 pilgrims.
The fraternity ultimately razed the decrepit church, and the first stone for the present church was laid on February 26, 1587. The consecration took place on June 12, 1616 and the church was titled initially Santissima Trinità e San Benedetto. In subsequent centuries the parish and adjacent buildings continued to serve as a hospice for pilgrims, or as a hospital.
In 2008 Pope Benedict XVI entrusted the parish to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), a society of apostolic life dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the Tridentine Mass, the 1962 form of which is authorized, under certain conditions, for continued use within the Catholic Church.
The Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims (Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini) provides the Mass in this form for the local community, as well as for tourists and pilgrims.
This church was likely built on the site of the older “San Benedetto de Arenula” and was donated to St. Philip Neri in 1558 by Pope Paul IV. Reconstructed in the late 16th century due to poor condition, it was consecrated in 1616 with a dome and bell towers. Its façade, designed by Francesco De Sanctis (also known for the Spanish Steps), was added later.
As the home parish of the Latin Mass in Rome, it hosts numerous visiting clergy who celebrate the Latin mass such as Archbishop Alexander King Sample of Portland, Oregon; Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan; and Raymond Cardinal Burke among others.
Traveling to The Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims (Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini) in Rome:
Located in central Rome, The Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims (Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini) is a block away from the Palazzo Spada.
Address: Piazza della Trinità dei Pellegrini, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Phone+39 06 6830 0486