Chiesa di Ognissanti, Catholic church on Via Appia Nuova in Rome, Italy
Chiesa di Ognissanti is a Catholic church on Via Appia Nuova in Rome featuring a three-nave structure with a Latin cross layout. The interior displays granite pillars and rounded arches that define the architectural space throughout.
Luigi Orione received from Pius X in 1908 the task of evangelizing the area outside Porta San Giovanni, where he built a small chapel dedicated to All Saints. The first stone of the current church, designed by Tullio Passarelli and Camillo Karl Schneider, was laid on 29 June 1914; work stopped during World War I and was completed in 1920, with consecration on 31 October by Giuseppe Palica. Benedict XV erected the parish on 4 November 1919 with the bull Nihil Sedi Apostolicae.
The name Ognissanti means All Saints, after the small chapel Luigi Orione built here in 1908. The church is still run by his Sons of the Divine Providence, and a plaque in the right nave records that Paul VI celebrated the first Mass in Italian here on 7 March 1965. John Paul II visited in 1991 and Francis in 2015.
The church is open to visitors during regular hours with the main entrance directly on Via Appia Nuova near Piazza Re di Roma. It is best to plan your visit outside of active worship times if you prefer to explore without interruption.
The interior houses a marble Pietà that was donated by Pope Pius XI, serving as a meaningful religious artwork. Stained glass windows depict Saints John Bosco, Pius X, and Luigi Orione, adding spiritual depth to the sacred space.
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