San Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Rome explained

San Giovanni Battista de Rossi
Other Name:St. John the Baptist of Rossi
Sancti Ioannes Baptistæ de Rossi ad Viam Latinam
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Location:Via Cesare Baronio 127, Rome
Country:Italy
Province:Rome
District:Lazio
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Tradition:Roman Rite
Cardinal Protector:John Ribat, MSC
Dedication:Giovanni Battista de' Rossi
Consecration Year:1965
Status:Titular church
Architect:Tullio Rossi
Style:Rationalism
Architectural Type:Church
Groundbreaking:1938

San Giovanni Battista de Rossi is a church on via Cesare Baronio in the quartiere Appio-Latino of Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (1698–1764), who was canonized in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII.[1] [2]

This church building was commissioned by Pope Pius XII in 1938 from the architect . The Second World War delayed construction and the church was not consecrated until 22 May 1965. St John Baptist de Rossi's relics were translated here from the church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini on 23 May 1965, his feast day, with Cardinal Luigi Traglia, the Vicar General of Rome, presiding.[3]

List of Cardinal Protectors

Nearly four years later, on 30 April 1969, Pope Paul VI made it a titular church.

The church itself is served by diocesan clergy.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Memorie di quartiere: frammenti di storie di guerra e di Resistenza nell'Appio Latino e Tuscolano 1943-1944. Giuseppe. Mogavero. Antonio. Parisella. 16 May 2007. Edilazio. 9788887485608. Google Books.
  2. Book: Caccavale, Mario. Incontri italiani. 16 May 1994. Adnkronos Libri. 9788871180069. Google Books.
  3. Book: Farnedi, Giustino. Guida alle chiese di Roma: storia, arte e architettura, celebrazioni liturgiche, culto dei santi e indulgenze particolari, visite guidate ed eventi religiosi. 16 May 1999. Piemme. 9788838430879. Google Books.
  4. Web site: The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord .... 16 May 2008. P.J. Kenedy. Google Books.