Roma, IT

San Giovanni Bosco

The Basilica of St. John Bosco was built in the early 1950s by the Sicilian architect Gaetano Rapisardi. On 12 September 1952, the foundation stone of the new building was laid by Clemente Micara, Cardinal Vicar of Rome. The church was inaugurated on 2 May 1959 by Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Cardinal Protector of the Salesians. A large part of the interior remained unfinished until 1964. The day after the inauguration, Pope John XXIII came to pray before the urn containing the remains of Don Bosco (1815-1888), brought from Turin for the occasion.

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  • Architecture

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Car park at the building
  • Café within 500m

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Addolorata

The church of Santa Maria Addolorata was built between 1998 and 2001 to a design by the architect Tommaso Sbardella and was consecrated on 17 March 2001 by Cardinal Camillo Ruini. The building has a composite structure, made of tuff blocks that match the travertine, with a wooden and copper roof; the façade is preceded by a flight of steps that leads to the three entrance portals, above which is a cross.

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Chiesa dei Santi Fabiano e Venanzio

The Church of Saints Fabiano and Venanzio was built in 1936 by the architect Clemente Busiri Vici. The interior consists of a nave and two aisles; the presbytery is crowned by a mosaic covering the entire wall, representing Christ blessing with Saints Fabian and Venantius. In the church premises, there are works from the former church of Saints Venantius and Ansovino, demolished in 1928 for the construction of the Piazza di San Marco.

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