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Florence Baptistery

The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John, is a religious building in , Italy. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, John the Baptist, it has been a focus of religious, civic, and artistic life since its completion.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:45 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: baptistery in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Baptistery of Saint John”, “Baptistery of San Giovanni”, “Baptistery of St. John”, “Baptistry (Florence)”, “Battistero di San Giovanni”, “Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence, Italy)”, “Florence Baptistery of San Giovanni”, “Florence Baptistery of St. John”, “Florence Baptistry”, and “San Giovanni Baptistery”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower and Giotto’s Campanile.

Church
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in . Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… is situated 120 metres east of Florence Baptistery.

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Giotto's Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up on the in , Italy.

Library
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The is a historic library in , Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. is situated 170 metres northwest of Florence Baptistery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Florence Baptistery.

Neighborhood
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is a city in the southeastern part of , Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. is situated 3½ km east of Florence Baptistery.

Florence Baptistery

Latitude
43.77315° or 43° 46′ 23″ north
Longitude
11.25503° or 11° 15′ 18″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Inception
11th century
Open location code
8FMHQ7F4+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166821303
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­baptistery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6697946
Wiki­data ID
Q732511
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Florence Baptistery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معمودية فلورنسا”
  • Basque: “Florentziako bataiategia”
  • Basque: “Paradisuko Atea”
  • Basque: “San Joan bataiategia”
  • Basque: “San Joan bataiotegia”
  • Belarusian: “Фларэнтыйскі баптыстэрый”
  • Bulgarian: “Флорентински баптистерий”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri de Florència”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri de San Giovanni”
  • Catalan: “baptisteri de Sant Joan”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri de Sant Joan”
  • Catalan: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Chinese: “佛罗伦萨圣若望洗礼堂”
  • Chinese: “佛罗伦萨圣若翰洗者洗礼堂”
  • Chinese: “佛羅倫斯聖若望洗禮堂”
  • Chinese: “佛羅倫薩聖若望洗禮堂”
  • Chinese: “洗禮堂”
  • Croatian: “Firentinska krstionica”
  • Czech: “Baptisterium San Giovanni”
  • Danish: “Firenzes dåbskapel”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium (Florence)”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van Florence”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium”
  • Dutch: “Battisteria”
  • Esperanto: “Baptejo de Florenco”
  • Esperanto: “Baptejo Sankta Johano”
  • Esperanto: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Finnish: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Finnish: “Kastekirkko”
  • French: “Baptistère de Florence”
  • French: “Baptistère Saint-Jean de Florence”
  • French: “Baptistere Saint-Jean”
  • French: “baptistère Saint-Jean”
  • French: “Baptistère Saint-Jean”
  • French: “temple de San-Giovanni de Florence”
  • Galician: “Baptisterio de San Xoán”
  • German: “Baptisterium San Giovanni”
  • Greek: “Βαπτιστήριο της Φλωρεντίας”
  • Hebrew: “הבפטיסטריום של פירנצה”
  • Hungarian: “Battistero”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-keresztelőkápolna”
  • Indonesian: “Baptisterium Firenze”
  • Italian: “Battistero di Firenze”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Battistero”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni di Firenze”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョヴァンニ洗礼堂”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョバンニ礼拝堂”
  • Korean: “산 조반니 세례당”
  • Korean: “피렌체 세례당”
  • Lithuanian: “Florencijos baptisterija”
  • Lithuanian: “Švento Jono baptisterija”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Norwegian: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Persian: “تعمیدگاه فلورانس”
  • Piemontese: “Batisteri ëd San Gioann”
  • Polish: “Baptysterium we Florencji”
  • Portuguese: “Baptistério de Florença”
  • Portuguese: “Batistério de Florença”
  • Portuguese: “Batistério de São João”
  • Portuguese: “Battistero di san giovanni”
  • Romanian: “Baptisteriul din Florența”
  • Russian: “Балтистерий Сан-Джованни”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий Сан-Джованни”
  • Russian: “Флорентийский баптистерий”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Firentinska krstionica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica San Giovanni”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica u Firenci”
  • Slovenian: “Baptisterij svetega Janeza Krstnika, Firence”
  • Slovenian: “baptisterij svetega Janeza v Firencah”
  • Slovenian: “baptisterij svetega Janeza”
  • Slovenian: “firenška krstilnica”
  • Slovenian: “krstilnica svetega Janeza”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio de Florencia”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio de San Juan”
  • Thai: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
  • Thai: “Florence Baptistry”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มซันโจวันนี”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มซานจิโอวานนิ”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มซานจิโอวานนี”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มซานฟีเรนเซ”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มฟลอเรนซ์”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Giovanni Baptisteri”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Giovanni Vaftizhanesi”
  • Turkish: “Giovanni Baptisteri”
  • Ukrainian: “Флорентійський баптистерій”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà rửa tội Firenze”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà rửa tội Florence”

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