The parish church of San Leopoldo Re stands on Piazza Garibaldi in Vada, a hamlet of Rosignano Marittimo on the Tuscan coast. It is the main Catholic church of the Vada parish and is dedicated to Saint Leopold, the patron of Vada.
At a glance
The church faces Piazza Garibaldi, the main square of Vada. It belongs to the Diocese of Livorno and serves as the parish church for the local community. The building dates from the mid-nineteenth century, with later interventions documented through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.
Key facts
- Where: Piazza Garibaldi 48, Vada, Rosignano Marittimo (LI)
- What: Church
- When: 1844–1850 (construction of the whole building)
- GPS: 43.3514, 10.4550 · Open in Google Maps
History
The Church of San Leopoldo was built between 1844 and 1850, according to the census of Italian churches published by the Italian Episcopal Conference. The same record lists a series of later works: restoration of the bell tower in 1942, restoration of the bell tower again in 1964, restoration of the roof in 1969, structural intervention on the altar between 1970 and 2000, safety work on the bell tower in 1998, and general works begun in 2006.
The parish website gives the parish name as Parrocchia San Leopoldo Re – Vada (LI) and the address as Piazza G. Garibaldi, Vada (LI). The DinDonDan mass directory lists the church address as Piazza Garibaldi 57016 Vada LI and links to the parish website.
What you see
The photograph shows the illuminated facade of the church at sunset. The facade has a clock and a bell tower, with warm light from below against an orange sky. On the right side of the image there is a silhouette of a statue. Franca Frittelli, who contributed the photograph, writes that the main portal carries a large altorilievo representing San Leopoldo’s loving care for the people of Vada, though this detail is not visible in the photograph itself.
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Sources
- Parrocchia San Leopoldo Re – Vada (LI), Parrocchia San Leopoldo Re – Vada (LI) – Sito web della chiesa parrocchiale di Vada: parish name, dedication, address, contact details.
- DinDonDan, DinDonDan – Orari messe per San Leopoldo Re: address and parish website.
- Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l’edilizia di culto, Chiesa di San Leopoldo – Vada – Rosignano Marittimo – Livorno: construction dates, restoration dates, address, diocese, parish.
- OpenStreetMap, Way: Chiesa di San Leopoldo Re: address and coordinates.
- Franca Frittelli, photographs and notes to the editorial staff (2026): identification of the subject and description of the altorilievo on the main portal. Not a published source.
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