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San Pio X (Rome)
San Pio X alla Balduina is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Rome, dedicated to Pope Pius X. History The church was built in 1957–61. Pope Paul VI visited on 16 February 1964, and Pope John Paul II visited on 31 January 1993. San Pio X was a filming site for '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1964); it was used for the climactic scene where Dr. Morgan ( Vincent Price) is cornered by human-vampire hybrids and murdered on the altar of the church. On 29 April 1969, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest. ;Cardinal-protectors *John Dearden (1969–1988) * Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1991–present) Architecture and art The church is modernist in style, with a side chapel devoted to Padre Pio, with a painting of him by Ulisse Sartini. The main altar features a bronze crucifix by Publio Morbiducci, while the pipe organ (added in 1969, and so not seen in ''The Last Man on Earth'') was made by the Tamburini firm. Referen ...
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Trionfale
Trionfale is the 14th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 19E of Municipio XIV. History Trionfale is among the first 15 '' quartieri'' of the city, originally delimited in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It takes its name from the Via Trionfale. During the Middle Age the pilgrims coming from the Via Francigena used to travel along this road in order to get to Rome. The little church of San Lazzaro in Borgo, where pilgrims had to stop before entering the city walls, bears witness to this. Geography Boundaries To the north, the quarter borders with '' suburbio'' Della Vittoria (S. XI), from which it is separated by the stretch of Via Trionfale between Via della Pineta Sacchetti and Via Igea. To the west, Trionfale borders with ''quartiere'' Della Vittoria (Q. XV), whose border is delineated by the stretch of Via Trionfale between Via Igea and Viale delle Milizie, as well as with ''rione'' Prat ...
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Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in April 2005, and was later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century and the second-longest-serving pope after Pius IX in modern history. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He maintained the church's previous positions on such matters as abortion, artificia ...
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Rome Q
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ...
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Titular Churches
In the Catholic Church, a titular church is a church in Rome that is assigned to a member of the clergy who is created a cardinal. These are Catholic churches in the city, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rome, that serve as honorary designations symbolising the relationship of cardinals to the pope, the bishop of Rome. According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, a cardinal may assist his titular church through counsel or through patronage, although "he has no power of governance over it, and he should not for any reason interfere in matters concerning the administration of its good, or its discipline, or the service of the church". There are two ranks of titular churches: titles and deaconries. A title ( la, titulus) is a titular church that is assigned to a cardinal priest (a member of the second order of the College of Cardinals), whereas a deaconry ( la, diaconia, links=no) is normally assigned to a cardinal deacon (a member of the third order of the college). If a c ...
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Publio Morbiducci
Publio Morbiducci (28 August 1889 – 31 March 1963) was an Italian sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was active in projects for the Mussolini government. In 1932, he completed most of the sculptures of the Monument to the Bersaglieri, Porta Pia, Rome. In 1937 he was named to the Accademia di San Luca The Accademia di San Luca (the "Academy of Saint Luke") is an Italian academy of artists in Rome. The establishment of the Accademia de i Pittori e Scultori di Roma was approved by papal brief in 1577, and in 1593 Federico Zuccari became its f ... and in 1938 his ''Discus thrower at Rest'' was added to the statues of the Stadio dei Marmi. In 1939, he completes the marble frieze of the Palazzo degli Uffici all'EUR. References Bibliography * ''Publio Morbiducci. Pitture, sculture, medaglie, catalogo della mostra all'Accademia Nazionale di S. Luca'', ed. N. Cardano, Edizioni De Luca, 1999 * ''Publ ...
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Padre Pio
Francesco Forgione, OFM Cap., better known as Padre Pio and as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina ( it, Pio da Pietrelcina; 25 May 188723 September 1968), was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September. Padre Pio joined the Capuchins at fifteen, spending most of his religious life in the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo. In 1918, his body was marked by stigmata, leading to several investigations by the Holy See, who also imposed temporary limitations on his public ap