San Isidoro
St. Isidore's Basilica is a Catholic church in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, located on the site of an ancient Roman temple. Its Christian roots can be traced back to the early 10th century when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the grounds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in León, Spain
- Also known as: “Basilica de San Isidoro”, “Basilica of San Isidoro”, and “San Isidoro, León”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa Botines and León Cathedral.
Casa Botines
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Casa Botines is a modernista building in León, Spain designed by Antoni Gaudí. It currently houses a museum dedicated to Gaudi, Spanish art of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of the building itself. Casa Botines is situated 270 metres south of San Isidoro.
León Cathedral
Church
Photo: Davidjimenezllanes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in the city of León, Castile and León, north-western Spain, consecrated under the name of the Virgin Mary. León Cathedral is situated 380 metres southeast of San Isidoro.
Museo de León
Museum
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de León is a museum, which is situated 250 metres south of San Isidoro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Ejido and Eras de Renueva.
El Ejido
Suburb
León is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, capital of the province of León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
San Isidoro
- Categories: collegiate church, minor basilica, Monument (Spain), building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: León, Leon, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.60083° or 42° 36′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.57084° or 5° 34′ 15″ westElevation
845 metres (2,772 feet)Open location code
8CJPJC2H+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 679784520OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
6619208Wikidata ID
Q383659
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“San Isidoro” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Basílica de San Isidoru de Llión”
- Basque: “Leongo San Isidoro basilika”
- Basque: “San Isidoro basilika”
- Belarusian: “Базіліка Святога Ісідора”
- Catalan: “basílica de San Isidoro de Lleó”
- Catalan: “basílica de San Isidoro”
- Catalan: “Basílica de San Isidoro”
- Catalan: “col·legiata de San Isidoro”
- Catalan: “església de San Isidoro”
- Catalan: “San Isidoro”
- Chinese: “圣伊西多罗教堂”
- Chinese: “聖伊西卓大教堂”
- Chinese: “聖伊西多羅教堂”
- Chinese: “聖伊西多羅聖殿”
- Czech: “Basilika svatého Isidora”
- Dutch: “Basilica of San Isidoro”
- Dutch: “Real Colegiata Basilica de San Isidoro”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko San Isidoro en Leono”
- French: “basilique de San Isidoro de León”
- French: “Basilique Saint-Isidore de León”
- Galician: “Basílica de Santo Isidoro de León”
- German: “Basilika San Isidoro”
- Greek: “βασιλική του Αγίου Ισιδώρου στο Λεόν”
- Indonesian: “Basilika San Isidoro”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Isidorus, León”
- Italian: “Real Basílica di Sant’Isidoro”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Santo Isidoro”
- Russian: “Базилика Святого Исидора”
- Slovenian: “bazilika sv. Izidorja”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Izidorja”
- Spanish: “Basilica de San Isidoro de Leon”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Isidoro de León”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Isidoro”
- Spanish: “Colegiata de San Isidoro de Leon”
- Spanish: “Colegiata de San Isidoro de León”
- Spanish: “Colegiata de San Isidoro”
- Spanish: “Real Colegiata de San Isidoro de Leon”
- Spanish: “Real Colegiata de San Isidoro de León”
- Spanish: “San Isidoro de León”
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