San Giovanni Leonardi | |
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Church of Saint John Leonardi | |
Chiesa di San Giovanni Leonardi a Torre Maura | |
41°51′56″N12°35′40″E / 41.8656°N 12.5944°E | |
Location | Via della Cicogna 2, Torre Maura, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Clerics Regular of the Mother of God |
Website | sangiovannileonardi |
History | |
Status | titular church, parish church |
Dedication | John Leonardi |
Consecrated | 1991 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Architect(s) | Tullio Rossi |
Architectural type | Modern |
Completed | 1956 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
San Giovanni Leonardi is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to Saint John Leonardi.
The church was built in 1956 to a design by Tullio Rossi. [1] It was visited in 1970 by Pope Paul VI and in 1992 by Pope John Paul II. [2] [3]
The church is in the care of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God and is named for their founder, Saint John (Giovanni) Leonardi (1541–1609). [4] [5]
On 7 June 1989 it was the site of the funeral of Antonio De Falchi, a 19-year-old AS Roma fan murdered by hooligans following AC Milan; over 10,000 Roma fans attended inside and outside the church. [6]
San Giovanni Leonardi was not inaugurated as a parish church until 1991. [1]
On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. [7]
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