Mater Ecclesiae

The monastery, seen from the top of St.Peter's Basilica

Mater Ecclesiae (Latin: Mother of the Church) is a monastery in the Vatican Gardens, in Vatican City. Nuns live there. Pope John Paul II founded the monastery in 1995. The nuns living there have the duty to look after the pope, and to care and pray for him. There are twelve rooms, or cells, where nuns live. Different orders take turns in sending nuns there

Mater Ecclesiae Media

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  Statue of the Virgin Mary in St. Jacob church in Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  Mosaic of Mater Ecclesiae in St. Peter's Square. The mosaic bears the personal arms and motto of Pope John Paul II, who approved the installation of the image and blessed it personally.