The church of San Leone is a church of Rome in Prenestino-Labicano district, in via Prenestina. It is dedicated to the fifth-century pope,

Pope Leo I Pope Leo I () ( 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (; ), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461. He is the first of the three Popes listed in the ''Annuario Pontificio'' with the title "the ...

History

The church was built by the architect Giuseppe Zander between 1950 and 1952. It is the home of the parish, established 7 October 1952 by decree of the Cardinal Vicar

Clemente Micara Clemente Micara (24 December 1879 – 11 March 1965) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1909 to 1950 and was Vicar General of Rome from 1951 until his death. Pope Pius ...

''Tricesimo iam vertente''. In addition it is also home since 1965 the title of cardinal "San Leone I". The church was visited by Pope John Paul II 17 December 1989.

List of Cardinal Protectors

* Lorenz Jager (25 February 1965 – 7 April 1975) *

Roger Etchegaray Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (; 25 September 1922 – 4 September 2019) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. Etchegaray served as the Archbishop of Marseille from 1970 to 1985 before entering the Roman Curia, where he served as Preside ...

(30 June 1979 – 24 June 1998) *

Karl Lehmann Karl Lehmann (16 May 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a German prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He served as chairman of the Conference of the ...

(21 February 2001 – 11 March 2018) *

Sergio Obeso Rivera Sergio Obeso Rivera (; 31 October 1931 – 11 August 2019) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Xalapa from 1979 to 2007 after serving as Bishop of Papantla from 1971 to 1974 and then as coadjutor in Xalapa from 1 ...

(28 June 2018 – 11 August 2019) *

Cristóbal López Romero Cristóbal López Romero (born 19 May 1952) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Rabat since March 2018. He is a member of the Salesians and before becoming a bishop devoted himself to pastoral work i ...

(5 October 2019 – present)

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San Leone I
{{Authority control Titular churches Roman Catholic churches completed in 1952 Rome Q. VII Prenestino-Labicano 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy