Santa Maria Goretti Church is a modern church located in Mormanno, Italy, designed in 2021 by MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects.

Description
In the heart of the Pollino National Park, stands the small mountain town of Mormanno, among whose hills stands the Santa Maria Goretti Church designed by MC A – Mario Cucinella Architects, winner of the Pilot Project CEI 2011.
‘The architecture of the Church, its interior spaces, the artist’s interventions are the stations of a path of spiritual growth. In the study of forms we sought balance: the ability to combine sacred moments with the liturgical enjoyment of the church. Designing a church is a message of continuity with the spirit of art that has passed unperturbed through the centuries of humanity.’ Mario Cucinella Solitary and monolithic, the Church dominates the pre-existing urban context.
Like a white, light and continuous sheet that bends and draws an organic plant, the architecture of the Church with its 16 meters in height stands as a casket that preserves and protects the intimate sacredness of the interior, in dialogue with the surrounding landscape.
Taking advantage of the new access from the north-east side of the site, the Church is in fact the point of arrival of a spectacular route that overlooks the ridges of the Pollino National Park.
The premises of the rectory instead take advantage of the current access road to the site, creating a sort of small urban complex s...