San Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Rome

San Giovanni Battista de Rossi is a church on via Cesare Baronio in the quartiere Appio-Latino of Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (1698–1764), who was canonized in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII.^[1][2]

San Giovanni Battista de Rossi
St. John the Baptist of Rossi (in English) Sancti Ioannes Baptistæ de Rossi ad Viam Latinam (in Latin)
Facade
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41°52′17″N 12°31′09″E
Location	Via Cesare Baronio 127, Rome
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	Official website
History
Status	Titular church
Dedication	Giovanni Battista de' Rossi
Consecrated	1965
Architecture
Architect(s)	Tullio Rossi
Architectural type	Church
Style	Rationalism
Groundbreaking	1938
Administration
District	Lazio
Province	Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector	John Ribat, MSC

This church building was commissioned by Pope Pius XII in 1938 from the architect Tullio Rossi [it]. The Second World War delayed construction and the church was not consecrated until 22 May 1965. St John Baptist de Rossi's relics were translated here from the church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini on 23 May 1965, his feast day, with Cardinal Luigi Traglia, the Vicar General of Rome, presiding.^[3]

List of Cardinal Protectors

Nearly four years later, on 30 April 1969, Pope Paul VI made it a titular church.

• John Joseph Carberry (30 April 1969 – 17 June 1998)
• Julio Terrazas Sandoval (21 February 2001 – 9 December 2015)^[4]
• John Ribat (19 November 2016 – present)

The church itself is served by diocesan clergy.

References

1. Mogavero, Giuseppe; Parisella, Antonio (16 May 2007). Memorie di quartiere: frammenti di storie di guerra e di Resistenza nell'Appio Latino e Tuscolano 1943-1944. Edilazio. ISBN 9788887485608 – via Google Books.
2. Caccavale, Mario (16 May 1994). Incontri italiani. Adnkronos Libri. ISBN 9788871180069 – via Google Books.
3. Farnedi, Giustino (16 May 1999). Guida alle chiese di Roma: storia, arte e architettura, celebrazioni liturgiche, culto dei santi e indulgenze particolari, visite guidate ed eventi religiosi. Piemme. ISBN 9788838430879 – via Google Books.
4. "The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ..." P.J. Kenedy. 16 May 2008 – via Google Books.