Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici
| Church of Our Lady of Mercy in the Teutonic Cemetery | |
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Sancta Maria Pietatis in Coemeterio Teutonicorum (in Latin) Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici (in Italian) | |
Building complex in which is inserted the National Church in Rome of Austria, Germany, the Netherlands. | |
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| 41°54′05″N 12°27′17″E / 41.901255°N 12.454861°E | |
| Location | Piazza del S. Uffizio, Borgo, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman rite |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | national Catholic church of Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Consecrated | 1500 |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1450 |
| Completed | 15th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy in the Teutonic Cemetery (Latin: Sancta Maria Pietatis in Coemeterio Teutonicorum, Italian: Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici) is a Roman Catholic church in the rione Borgo of Rome, Italy. It is located on the Via della Sagrestia.
The building lies near the Vatican City, is attached and adjacent to the Collegio Teutonico, and the German Teutonic Cemetery in Vatican City.
The site belonged to the Schola Francorum, a hospice for German pilgrims which was the oldest German institution in Rome. The church, lying in piazza Protomartiri Romani, is in the area of the Palazzo del Sant'Uffizo, which belongs to Italy but according to the Lateran treaty has an extraterritorial status in favour of the Holy See.
The term "Teutonico" is a reference to the Germanic peoples. The church is the National Church in Rome of Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.