San Pio X alla Balduina
Church of Pope Saint Pius X in Balduina
Chiesa di San Pio Decimo alla Balduina
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41°55′11″N 12°26′27″E / 41.9197°N 12.4407°E / 41.9197; 12.4407
LocationVia Attilio Friggeri 87, Trionfale, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Websitesanpiodecimo.it
History
Statustitular church
DedicationPope Pius X
Consecrated1961
Architecture
Architect(s)Alberto Ressa[1]
Architectural typeModern
Groundbreaking1957
Completed1961
Administration
DioceseRome

San Pio X alla Balduina is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in Rome, dedicated to Pope Pius X.[2][3][4]

History

Crypt
Altar and pipe organ
Visit of Pope Paul VI
Visit of Pope John Paul II

The church was built in 1957–61.[1] 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.[5][6][7]

On 29 April 1969, it was made a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[8]

Cardinal-protectors

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "San Pio X". info.roma.it.
  2. ^ "Chiesa San Pio X alla Balduina". Turismo Roma. January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "When in Rome...see (the exterior of) San Pio X on Piazza della Balduina".
  4. ^ "St. Pius X on The Catholic Directory". The Catholic Directory.
  5. ^ Fuller, Author Peter (March 11, 2018). "The Last Man on Earth | Touring the original Italian film locations in Rome". ((cite web)): |first= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Weinstock, Jeffrey (April 3, 2012). The Vampire Film: Undead Cinema. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231850032 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Macchi, David (September 22, 2019). "ROMAPEDIA: St. PIUS V".
  8. ^ "S. Pio X alla Balduina". GCatholic.
  9. ^ "San Pio X alla Balduina (Cardinal Titular Church) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  10. ^ "The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ..." P.J. Kenedy. November 25, 1985 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Bräuer, Martin (February 27, 2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 9783110269475 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Who's who in Italy. Who's Who in Italy. November 25, 1995. ISBN 9788885246423 – via Google Books.

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