San Giovanni Battista de Rossi (church)
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S Giovanni Battista de Rossi is a church in Rome
. It is dedicated to Saint John Baptist de Rossi
(February 22, 1698 - May 23, 1764).
Saint John Baptist was canonized in the year 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
. This church was commissioned by Pope Pius XII
in 1940 with the services of the architect Tullio Rossi. Owing to a delay in its construction due to the Second World War, the church could only be consecrated on May 22, 1965. St John Baptist de Rossi's relics were translated here from the church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
on May 23, 1965, his feast day, with Cardinal Luigi Traglia, the Vicar General of Rome, presiding.
Nearly four years later, on April 30, 1969, Pope Paul VI
made it a titular church, with Cardinal John Joseph Carberry as the first titular. The second, and present, titular is Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, appointed in 2001. The church itself is served by diocesan clergy.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. It is dedicated to Saint John Baptist de Rossi
Saint Giovanni Battista de Rossi
Saint John Baptist de Rossi is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.-Life:St John Baptist de Rossi was born in the municipality of Voltaggio, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, then a part of the Duchy of Savoy. He was one of four children of Carlo de Rossi and Francesca Anfosi, relatively...
(February 22, 1698 - May 23, 1764).
Saint John Baptist was canonized in the year 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
. This church was commissioned by Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
in 1940 with the services of the architect Tullio Rossi. Owing to a delay in its construction due to the Second World War, the church could only be consecrated on May 22, 1965. St John Baptist de Rossi's relics were translated here from the church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome
The Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini is a church in the historic city centre of Rome. In the Regola rione, it neighbours other important historic buildings such as the Palazzo Farnese, Ponte Sisto and the Via Giulia.In 2008 Pope Benedict XVI entrusted the parish to the Priestly...
on May 23, 1965, his feast day, with Cardinal Luigi Traglia, the Vicar General of Rome, presiding.
Nearly four years later, on April 30, 1969, Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
made it a titular church, with Cardinal John Joseph Carberry as the first titular. The second, and present, titular is Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, appointed in 2001. The church itself is served by diocesan clergy.