San Pio X alla Balduina is a 20th-century parochial church and

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, dedicated to

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History

The church was built in 1957–61.

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visited on 16 February 1964, and

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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 (

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) is cornered by human-vampire hybrids and murdered on the

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of the church. On 29 April 1969, it was made a

to be held by a

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. ;Cardinal-protectors *

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(1969–1988) *

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(1991–present)

Architecture and art

The church is

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in style, with a side chapel devoted to

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, with a painting of him by Ulisse Sartini. The main altar features a bronze crucifix by

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, while the pipe organ (added in 1969, and so not seen in ''The Last Man on Earth'') was made by the Tamburini firm.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pio X alla Balduina Titular churches

San Pio X alla Balduina 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 Januar ...

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1961 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy