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

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, dedicated to

Pope Pius X Pope Pius X ( it, Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of C ...

History

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The church was built in 1957–61.

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

visited on 16 February 1964, and

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

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 Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...

) 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 *

John Dearden John Francis Dearden (October 15, 1907 – August 1, 1988) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Detroit from 1958 to 1980, and was created a cardinal in 1969. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsb ...

(1969–1988) *

Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (; born 31 October 1936) is the archbishop emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Early years He was ordained on 18 March 1961 by Francisco Panal Ramí ...

(1991–present)

Architecture and art

The church is

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in style, with a side chapel devoted to

Padre Pio Francesco Forgione, OFM Cap., better known as Padre Pio and as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina ( it, Pio da Pietrelcina; 25 May 188723 September 1968), was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a s ...

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

Publio Morbiducci Publio Morbiducci (28 August 1889 – 31 March 1963) was an Italian sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was active in projects for the Mussolini government. In 1932, ...

, 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