Sant’Anna in Vaticano

Designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Sant’Anna in Vaticano is the official parish church of Vatican City State, its elliptical interior sitting just beside the Porta Sant’Anna gate and its Swiss Guard checkpoint.

Highlights

An elliptical interior with eight side chapels, designed by Vignola
A façade completed by Alessandro Specchi, with the dome added in 1775
Baroque stucco decoration by Giovan Battista de’ Rossi
Caravaggio’s Madonna dei Palafrenieri was originally commissioned for this church’s altar, though it was removed soon after installation and now hangs in the Galleria Borghese

Mass Times

Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. (with Lauds), 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (suspended July–August), 9:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Rosary, 6:00 p.m. Mass with Vespers

Sundays: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (English, suspended July–August), 5:30 p.m. Rosary, 6:00 p.m. Mass

Friday Eucharistic Adoration 5:00–5:45 p.m. weekly; First Friday of the month 5:00 p.m. for vocations (suspended July–August). Parish office closed Thursdays and Sundays.

Opening Hours

Daily: 6:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; 4:00–7:00 p.m.

Address

Via di Sant’Anna, Vatican City 00120

Official Website

pontificiaparrocchiasantanna.it