San Giovanni Battista de La Salle al Torrino | |
Fullname: | Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in Torrino |
Native Name: | Parrocchia San Giovanni Battista de La Salle |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Pushpin Map: | Rome |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 41.8115°N 12.4458°W |
Location: | Via dell'Orsa Minore 59,, Rome |
Country: | Italy |
Language(S): | Italian |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Tradition: | Roman Rite |
Former Names: | --> |
Status: | titular church, parish church |
Dedication: | Jean-Baptiste de La Salle |
Consecrated Date: | 12 December 2009[1] |
Functional Status: | active |
Architect: | Giuseppe Spina |
Years Built: | 2007–09 |
San Giovanni Battista de La Salle al Torrino is a 21st-century parochial church and titular church on the southwest edge of Rome, dedicated to Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.[2]
The church was built in 2007–09 and designed by Giuseppe Spina.[3] It features a 1960 mural painting by Mario Caffaro Rore which covers and depicts Jean-Baptiste de La Salle teaching children. Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in the church in 2012. It claims relics of de la Salle, John Vianney, Jane Frances de Chantal and Pope John XXIII.[4]
On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[5]