Name: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Item: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Author: ZipMundi Admin

“I just got married in here.”

A glorious old parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic church was founded in 1885 and – just a few years later in the 1970’s – served as the setting of Rocky and Adrian’s wedding. Located in the Italian District, St. Thomas is still an active Catholic parish.

Rocky and Adrian were married in an old style Catholic church interior, however the wedding in Rocky 2 was NOT filmed inside this church in Philadelphia. The interior of St. Thomas Aquinas in Philly looks very different to what you see in Rocky II.

This church is also the filming location that was used for Father Carmine’s scene at the church; the priest opens one of the windows found in the rear of the church on the west side of the property where there is a large parking lot as seen in Rocky II. A different (and as yet unidentified) location was used years later in Rocky V when Rocky and Tommy Gunn jog by to visit the priest for a blessing.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writer: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Year: 1979

Storyline:
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

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