| San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana | |
|---|---|
Basilica di San Giovanni Bosco | |
 Exterior of the church | |
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| 41°51′32″N 12°33′56″E / 41.8588°N 12.5656°E | |
| Location | Viale dei Salesiani 9, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Latin Rite |
| Religious institute | Salesians |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint John Bosco |
| Dedicated | 2 May 1959 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Modern |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
The Basilica of Saint John Bosco is a church in the Don Bosco quarter of Rome, situated between the via Tuscolana and Centocelle Airport. It is dedicated to Saint John Bosco.
On 5 February 1965, Pope Paul VI established this church as a deaconry under the name San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana.[1] He gave it the status of a minor basilica on 20 November 1965.[2]
The church is a parish seat of the Diocese of Rome and has been entrusted to the care of the Salesian Fathers.
- ^ "Romana haec Sedes" (in Latin). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 5 February 1965. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Adulescentium patris" (in Latin). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 20 November 1965. Retrieved 23 February 2021.