| Born in Ascoli, Piceno, Italy in 1878. After being ordained by the Pope, Reverend Sciocchetti received permission to study art at the Vatican Gallery. Banished from Italy by Mussolini, he immigrated to San Jose, CA in 1925 where he was pastor of the Holy Cross Church for five years. He then retired from the church and moved to San Francisco to devote himself to religious art. Establishing a studio-home at 990 Key Avenue in the Hunters Point area, he produced easel paintings, murals, altar dec (showing 500 of 1026 characters). |
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