Wednesday, January 16, 2019

St. FRANCIS XAVIER AT THE GARBATELLA

S. FRANCESCO SAVERIO ALLA GARBATELLA
1931/33 Alberto Calza Bini (1881/1957)
First parish church in Rome ever visited by John Paul II Wojtyla (1978/2005) in 1978, shortly after his election
On the occasion of his visit John Paul II recalled his time as a student in Rome immediately after the Second World War, during which he spent almost every Sunday in the Garbatella neighborhood for his pastoral service

LEFT TRANSEPT
Fresco “Sacred Heart” by Gisberto Ceracchini (1889/1982)

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