San Giovanni Leonardi

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San Giovanni Leonardi is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in eastern Rome, dedicated to Saint John Leonardi.

History

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]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Storia della parrocchia".
  2. 2."8 marzo 1970: Santa Messa nella parrocchia di San Giovanni Leonardi a Torre Maura | Paolo VI". www.vatican.va.
  3. 3."29 marzo 1992, Visita alla Parrocchia romana di San Giovanni Leonardi a Torre Maura | Giovanni Paolo II". www.vatican.va.
  4. 4."Impressions of Rome: Saint John Leonardi". May 14, 2018.
  5. 5.Alemanno, M. (2004:148–150). Le chiese di Roma moderna. Italy: Armando.
  6. 6.Patanè Garsia, V. (2004:163). A guardia di una fede. Gli Ultras della Roma siamo noi. Italy: Castelvecchi.
  7. 7."San Giovanni Leonardi (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  8. 8."Chiesa di San Giovanni Leonardi a Torre Maura 🇮🇹". GCatholic.