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San Nicola in Carcere

San Nicola in Carcere is an ancient titular church and minor basilica in near the in rione . It is constructed in the remains of the three temples of the and is one of the traditional stational churches of Lent.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Chiesa di San Nicola in Carcere”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Theatre of Marcellus and Forum Holitorium.

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The was an ancient open-air theatre in , , built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. It is located in the modern rione of . In the sixteenth century, it was converted into a palazzo.

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The or Olitorium is an archaeological area of , Italy, on the slopes of the . It was located outside the Carmental Gate in the Campus Martius, crowded between the cattle market and buildings located in the Circus Flaminius.

Islet
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the only river island in the part of the which runs through . is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres long and 67 metres wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

San Nicola in Carcere

Latitude
41.89111° or 41° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
12.47996° or 12° 28′ 48″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFRH+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52919045
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
8015153
Wiki­data ID
Q2145580
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“San Nicola in Carcere” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Chinese: “卡斯洛的聖尼古拉堂”
  • Chinese: “卡斯洛的聖尼各老堂”
  • Chinese: “圣尼各老监狱堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉監獄堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉監獄教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼各老監獄堂”
  • Chinese: “聖尼各老監獄教堂”
  • Dutch: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • French: “basilique San Nicola in Carcere”
  • French: “Basilique San Nicola in Carcere”
  • German: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Greek: “Σαν Νικόλα ιν Κάρτσερε”
  • Hungarian: “San Nicola in Carcere-bazilika”
  • Indonesian: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Japanese: “サン・ニコラ・イン・カルチェーレ”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Никола”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Norwegian: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Mikołaja w Więzieniu”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Nicolau no Cárcere”
  • Portuguese: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Russian: “Сан-Никола-ин-Карчере”
  • Spanish: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Swedish: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Tagalog: “San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Turkish: “basilica di San Nicola in Carcere”
  • Turkish: “San Nicola in Carcere Bazilikası”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Nicola in Carcere”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.