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San Lorenzo Maggiore

San Lorenzo Maggiore is a church in , . It is located at the precise geographic center of the historic center of the ancient Greek-Roman city, at the intersection of via San Gregorio Armeno and via dei Tribunali.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Naples, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”, “Cattedrale San Lorenzo”, “San Lorenzo Maggiore church”, and “San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naples Cathedral and San Paolo Maggiore.

Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of , , and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. is situated 240 metres northeast of San Lorenzo Maggiore.

Church
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a basilica church in , , and the burial place of Saint Cajetan, founder of the Theatines. It is located on Piazza Gaetano, about 1-2 blocks north of Via dei Tribunali. is situated 100 metres northwest of San Lorenzo Maggiore.

Photo: Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Running beneath the Italian city of and the surrounding area is an underground geothermal zone and several tunnels dug during the ages. This geothermal area is present generally from beneath a wide area including , , and from the volcanic area of Campi Flegrei beneath and over to and the coastal area. is situated 100 metres west of San Lorenzo Maggiore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Pendino.

Suburb
is a district of , Italy. It incorporates the precise geographical center of the ancient Greco-Roman city, centered on the intersection of Via San Gregorio Armeno and Via dei Tribunali.

Suburb
is one of the 30 quartieri of , southern Italy. It covers an area of 0.63 km2 and in 2009 had a population of 15,588 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is part of the historical city centre, including the Palazzo Como, that houses the Filangieri Civic Museum, on the main north–south street in the area, Via Duomo.

Suburb
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is one of the thirty quarters of the city of Naples. It covers 1.14 square kilometres, and as of 2009, had 5738 inhabitants. is in the 2nd municipality subdivision, adjacent to the main passenger and freight terminals of the Port of Naples, in the historic part of the city.

San Lorenzo Maggiore

Latitude
40.85092° or 40° 51′ 3″ north
Longitude
14.25804° or 14° 15′ 29″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8FGPV725+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123122218
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
7302393
Wiki­data ID
Q1084608
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Tagalog—“San Lorenzo Maggiore” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сан-Ларэнца-Маджорэ”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Chinese: “大圣老楞佐圣殿”
  • Chinese: “大圣老楞佐教堂”
  • Chinese: “大聖老楞佐教堂”
  • Croatian: “San Lorenzo Maggiore (Napulj)”
  • Croatian: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Czech: “bazilika svatého Vavřince v Neapoli”
  • Czech: “kostel San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Czech: “San Lorenzo Maggiore a Napoli”
  • Dutch: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان لورينزو ماجورى”
  • French: “basilique San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • French: “Basilique San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • German: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Hungarian: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Laurensius Mayor, Napoli”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Lorenzo”
  • Japanese: “サン・ロレンツォ・マッジョーレ教会”
  • Neapolitan: “‘A chiesa ’e San Lurenzo maggiore”
  • Neapolitan: “Basileca ‘e San Lurenzo Maggiore”
  • Neapolitan: “Basileca ’e San Lurenzo Maggiore”
  • Russian: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Лоренцо-Маджоре”
  • Russian: “Сан-Лоренцо-Маджоре”
  • Sardinian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Sardinian: “Cattedrale San Lorenzo”
  • Slovenian: “San Lorenzo Maggiore, Neapelj”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Tagalog: “San Lorenzo Maggiore, Napoles”
  • Tagalog: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”

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