Italian Village in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Father Rocco Petrarca

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2008

1. Father Rocco Petrarca Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Italian Community gratefully remembers
Father Rocco Petrarca
Pastor of
St. John the Baptist Church
from 1913 to 1948

“Flos memoriae lapide perennior”
["The flower of memory is more eternal than a stone"]

Erected by The Columbus Italian Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 39° 58.656′ N, 82° 59.949′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Italian Village. It is at the intersection of Hamlet Street and Cedar Alley, on the left when traveling south on Hamlet Street. Marker is in front of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Rectory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Hamlet Street, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chiesa Italiana u San Giovanni Battista (a few steps from this marker); Chiesa Italiana di San Giovanni Battista (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Reverend Father Alexander Cestelli / Chiesta Italiana di San Giovanni Battista (within shouting distance of this marker); The Makers Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Berry Brothers Bolt Works (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tod Barracks, 1863 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles Benton Flagg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln Goodale (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Other markers no longer nearby. Union Station (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); The Short North (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Thurber (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Goodale Park (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); HighBall (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Elijah Pierce (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); “Arch City” (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Father Rocco Petrarca Bust and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2008

2. Father Rocco Petrarca Bust and Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2008

3. Father Rocco Petrarca Bust and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,125 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.