biography of Luigi SCIOCCHETTI (1878-1961)

Birth place: Ascoli, Piceno, Italy

Death place: San Francisco, CA

Addresses: San Fran.

Profession: Painter, mural painter, sculptor

Work: St. Leo's Church, Oakalnd; Church of the Immaculate Conception, San Fran.; Santa Rita Church, Fairfax

Comments: Ordained as a priest by the Pope, he was allowed to study art at the Vatican Gallery. He retired from the church about 1930. Specialty: religious art.

Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 500.