What is Mater Ecclesiae?
[[File:Mater Ecclesiae.png|thumb|The monastery, seen from the top of [[St. Peter's Basilica|St.Peter's Basilica]]]] '''Mater Ecclesiae''' (Latin: Mother of the Church) is a [[monastery]] in the [[Vatican Gardens]], in Vatican City. [[Nun|Nuns]] live there. [[Pope John Paul II]] founded the monastery in 1995. The nuns living there have the duty to look after the the [[pope]], and to care and pray for him. There are twelve rooms, or cells, where nuns live. Different [[Religious order|orders]] take turns in sending nuns there [[Category:Buildings and structures in Vatican City]] [[Category:Monasteries]] {{geo-stub}}