San Paolo Maggiore

San Paolo Maggiore 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Naples, Italy
  • Also known as: “San Paolo Maggiore, Naples”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naples underground geothermal zone and 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.

Church
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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. is situated 100 metres southeast of San Paolo Maggiore.

Church
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, 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 280 metres northeast of San Paolo 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 Paolo Maggiore

Latitude
40.85134° or 40° 51′ 5″ north
Longitude
14.25697° or 14° 15′ 25″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
8FGPV724+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123153059
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8015176
Wiki­data ID
Q693174
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tagalog—“San Paolo Maggiore” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Chinese: “大圣保禄圣殿”
  • Chinese: “大圣保禄教堂”
  • Croatian: “San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Czech: “bazilika San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Dutch: “San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان پولو ماجورى”
  • French: “basilique San Paolo Maggiore”
  • French: “Basilique San Paolo Maggiore”
  • German: “San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Hungarian: “San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Paulus Mayor, Napoli”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Korean: “산 파올로 마조레 성당”
  • Portuguese: “San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Paolo Maggiore”
  • Tagalog: “San Paolo Maggiore”

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