San Leone I
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|other name=St. Leo I {{in lang|en}}
S. Leonis I Papæ {{in lang|la}}
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|image=Chiesa SLeoneI Roma.jpg
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|location=Via Prenestina 104, Rome
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|denomination=Roman Catholic
|tradition=Roman Rite
|cardinal protector=Cristóbal López Romero
|dedication=Pope Leo I
|consecration year=1952
|status=Titular church
|architect=Giuseppe Zander
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The church of San Leone is a church of Rome in Prenestino-Labicano district, in via Prenestina. It is dedicated to the fifth-century pope, Pope Leo I.
History
The church was built by the architect Giuseppe Zander between 1950 and 1952.
It is the home of the parish, established 7 October 1952 by decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara Tricesimo iam vertente. In addition it is also home since 1965 the title of cardinal "San Leone I".
The church was visited by Pope John Paul II 17 December 1989.{{cite web | accessdate = 2 July 2018 | url = https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/homilies/1989/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19891217_par-s-leone-i.html | date= 17 December 1989 | publisher = Libreria Editrice Vaticana | language = it | title = Visita a la Parrocchia di San Leone I}}
List of Cardinal Protectors
- Lorenz Jager (25 February 1965 – 7 April 1975)
- Roger Etchegaray (30 June 1979 – 24 June 1998)
- Karl Lehmann (21 February 2001 – 11 March 2018)
- Sergio Obeso Rivera (28 June 2018 – 11 August 2019)
- Cristóbal López Romero (5 October 2019 – present)
References
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External links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/cardinal/185.htm San Leone I]
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Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1952
Category:Rome Q. VII Prenestino-Labicano
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy