Santa Maria dello Spasimo
Santa Maria dello Spasimo, or Lo Spasimo, is an unfinished Catholic church in the Kalsa neighborhood in Palermo, Sicily, on Via dello Spasimo. Construction of the church and accompanying monastery of the Olivetan Order began in 1509 with a papal bull from Julius II, on land bequeathed by Giacomo Basilicò, a lawyer and the widower of a rich noblewoman.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Teresa alla Kalsa and La Magione.
Santa Teresa alla Kalsa
Church
Photo: Dedda71, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Teresa is a Baroque Roman Catholic church, located on Piazza della Kalsa, facing the Porta de Greci in the ancient quarter of the Kalsa of the city of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Santa Teresa alla Kalsa is situated 180 metres northeast of Santa Maria dello Spasimo.
La Magione
Church
Photo: Sibeaster, Public domain.
La Magione is a 12th-century Norman-Gothic architecture, Roman Catholic Basilica church, located on Via Magione #44, the entrance to the facade, which faces southeast, is through a garden path midway between via Castrofilippo and Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, in the ancient quarter of Kalsa of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. La Magione is situated 260 metres west of Santa Maria dello Spasimo.
Palazzo Jung
Heritage site
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The Palazzo Jung is a Neoclassical-style palace located on Via Lincoln, in front of the Orto Botanico of Palermo, in the city of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Palazzo Jung is situated 160 metres south of Santa Maria dello Spasimo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castellammare, Palermo and Albergaria, Palermo.
Castellammare, Palermo
Neighborhood
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Castellammare, also called La Loggia, is one of the original quarters of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts or mandamenti were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.
Albergaria, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the Italian city of Palermo in Sicily. The district is southwest of Castellammare.
Santa Maria dello Spasimo
- Type: Ruin
- Description: unfinished church building in Palermo, Italy
- Categories: unfinished building, museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Santa Maria dello Spasimo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣母昏厥堂”
- Czech: “kostel Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- French: “église Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- French: “Église Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- German: “Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “Chiesa dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “complesso monumentale Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “Santa Maria dello Spasimo”
- Italian: “spasimo”
- Russian: “Санта-Мария-делло-Спазимо”
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