San Pio X alla Balduina
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Patronage : | Saint Pius X |
| Architect : | Alberto Ressa |
| Architectural style : | |
| Title Church: | April 30, 1969 |
| Cardinal priest : | Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez |
| Start of building: | 1956 |
| Completion: | 1961 |
| Parish fair | 1957 and 1961 |
| Rite: | Roman rite |
| Address: | Via Attilio Friggeri, 87, 00136 Roma, Italy |
San Pio X alla Balduina is a parish and titular church in the Trionfale district on the Piazza dell Balduine in Rome . The church was built in 1954 by Pope Pius XII. Dedicated to canonized Pope Pius X.
history
In 1956 the construction of the church on a hill began. The rectory and an auditorium in the basement, which was temporarily used as a church, were built as the first rooms. On September 28, 1957, the parish was founded by decree of Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara . The construction was a project by Alberto Ressa and the construction management was in charge of the Pontifical Work for the Preservation of the Faith and the Provision of New Churches in Rome (Pontificia Opera per la Preservazione della Fede e la provvista di nuove Chiese in Roma).
On February 16, 1964 the church was opened by Pope Paul VI. visited. Because of the liturgical reform after the Second Vatican Council , it was renovated in 1965 after only four years and adapted to the new liturgy. The old high altar , the two pulpits and the communion bench were removed and a new popular altar , as well as a tabernacle and tamburini organ, were installed. On January 31, 1993, Pope John Paul II visited the church. From 2002 new stained glass windows by Sergio Verdacchia were installed in the side chapels. In 2003 the second chapel on the left was dedicated to St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina . In 2009 a new baptismal font was blessed.
Pastor of the church
- 1957–1963: Don Angelo Valleggiani
- 1963-1991: Don Giacinto Scaglione
- 1991-2001: Monsignor Antonino Ubaldi
- 2001-2002: Monsignor David Maccarri
- 2002: Monsignor Gianrico Ruzza ( parish administrator )
- since 2002: Don Paolo Tammi
description
Exterior view
The church is on a small hill. Inside is the auditorium, which served as the first church, and the small octagonal crypt , which lies under the forecourt and can be reached via its own entrance. The entrance is a double marble staircase. There is a rose window above the main portal and there are openings for five bells. There are four large windows on the long side. The rectory stands to the right of the church and is decorated with a portico with marble columns. Under the rectory there is a room for catechesis . In a clearing after the sports fields stands a Madonna of Lourdes.
inner space
The interior of the church consists of three naves with an apse . In the back next to the main entrance there is a niche for a Pietà and Saint Antonio (del Mocanz 1 ). There are also six side chapels. In the right aisle there are:
- The chapel of St. Pius X contains a plaster statue made by De Pisi of Pius X and contains documents from him in a glass case.
- The Chapel of Reconciliation has stained glass windows and a sculpture with the crucified and other people.
- The Chapel of the Mother of Mercy has a stained glass window depicting the Wedding of Cana, the Crucifixion, and the Annunciation. A bronze relief shows the Madonna and Child Jesus in terracotta.
The chapels in the left nave are:
- The former baptistery contains a mosaic depicting the New Jerusalem.
- The chapel of St. Pio de Pietrelcinala with the painting San Pio da Pietrelcina by Ulisse Sartini
- The Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has a bronze statue of the Sacred Heart and a wooden figure of Saint Francis (1963). Previously it was Padre Pio's chapel.
The apse on the left is a Don Bosco chapel, while the right apse is used as a chapel during the Pauline year and can then be converted back into a chapel of Our Lady in Lourdes .
The chancel occupies the central apse and a small part of the nave. It is four steps higher than the rest of the ship. On the left is a marble ambo and on the right the baptismal font , which has been in use since Easter 2009. The altar consists of a cube-shaped foot and a large stone slab. The back wall was covered with granite blocks. The tabernacle is built into a niche shaped like a tent. A gilded cross with a corpus, created by Publio Morbiducci, sits enthroned above it.
organ
Above the tabernacle on the back wall is an organ that was made in 1969 by Pontificia Fabbrica d'organi Comm. Giovanni Tamburini was built. Giuseppe Agostini provided the design for the organ. The instrument has an electric action . This enabled the control unit to be placed to the left of the ambo. It has three manuals and a concave-radial pedal.
Cardinal priest
On April 30, 1969, the church was opened by Pope Paul VI. raised to the title church. The previous titleholders are:
- John Francis Dearden , Archbishop of Detroit , April 30, 1969 - August 1, 1988
- Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez , Archbishop of Santo Domingo , since June 28, 1991
Trivia
- The last scene from Sidney Salkow's The Last Man on Earth (1964) was shot in the church, which can also be seen in it.
- The statue of St. Pius X in the first side chapel on the right was in the teatro-auditorium behind the altar when the church was built.
- Today's church pulpit was originally one of the two pulpits that stood on the sides of the chancel. Today there are two entrances to the choirs.
literature
- AA.VV .: Cinquanta anni e non li dimostra 1957-2007. Parrocchia di San Pio X alla Balduina, Rome 2007.
- C. Rendina: Le Chiese di Roma . Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 2000, page 313 ISBN 978-88-541-1833-1 .
- G. Fronzuto: Organi di Roma. Guida pratica orientativa agli organi storici e moderni . Leo S. Olschki Editore, Florence 2007, pages 366-368 ISBN 978-88-222-5674-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ David M. Cheney: San Pio X alla Balduina (Cardinal Titular Church) (Catholic-Hierarchy). Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 12.8 " N , 12 ° 26 ′ 25.4" E