Catacombs of San Gennaro

The Catacombs of San Gennaro are underground paleo-Christian burial and worship sites in , , carved out of tuff, a porous stone. They are situated in the northern part of the city, on the slope leading up to Capodimonte, consisting of two levels, San Gennaro Superiore, and San Gennaro Inferiore.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 102 metres (335 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Description: Catacombs in Naples

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Gennaro extra Moenia and Madre del Buon Consiglio.

Church
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is a church in , .

Church
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The Basilica of the Crowned Mother of Good Counsel… is situated 100 metres north of Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Hospital
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is a former monastery and… is situated 130 metres southwest of Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capodimonte and Stella.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , Italy.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , part of the Stella quarter.

Catacombs of San Gennaro

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Latitude
40.86378° or 40° 51′ 50″ north
Longitude
14.24706° or 14° 14′ 49″ east
Open location code
8FGPV67W+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2866685547
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9781967
Wiki­data ID
Q3663206

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tagalog—“Catacombs of San Gennaro” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Gennaroko katakonbak”
  • Croatian: “Katakombe San Gennaro”
  • Croatian: “Katakombe svetog Januarija”
  • Dutch: “Catacomben San Gennaro”
  • Dutch: “Catacomben van Napels”
  • French: “catacombes San Gennaro”
  • French: “Catacombes San Gennaro”
  • Greek: “Κατακόμβες του Αγίου Τζεννάρο- Νάπολη”
  • Italian: “catacombe di San Gennaro”
  • Italian: “Catacombe di San Gennaro”
  • Persian: “دخمه‌های سن جنارو”
  • Portuguese: “Catacumbas de São Januário”
  • Russian: “катакомбы Святого Ианнуария”
  • Spanish: “Catacumbas de Napoles”
  • Spanish: “Catacumbas de Nápoles”
  • Spanish: “Catacumbas de San Gennaro”
  • Tagalog: “Mga Catacumba ni San Jenaro”

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