Santa Caterina
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria or Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a Roman Catholic church with a main facade on Piazza Bellini, and a lateral Western facade facing the elaborate Fontana Pretoria, in the historic quarter of Kalsa in the city of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Palermo, Italy
- Also known as: “Santa Caterina, Palermo”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Pretoria and Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio.
Piazza Pretoria
Square
Piazza Pretoria is at the limits of the district of Kalsa, near the corner of Cassaro with Via Maqueda, just a few meters from the Quattro Canti, the intersection where all the four ancient quarters intersect, in the city of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.
Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio
Church
The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral, also called Martorana, is the seat of the Parish of San Nicolò dei Greci, overlooking the Piazza Bellini, next to the Norman church of San Cataldo and facing the Baroque church of Santa Caterina, in Palermo, Italy.
Church of San Cataldo
Church
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini, in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castellammare, Palermo and Albergaria, Palermo.
Castellammare, Palermo
Neighborhood
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
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 Caterina
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.11553° or 38° 6′ 56″ north
Longitude
13.36258° or 13° 21′ 45″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8FCM4987+62
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tagalog—“Santa Caterina” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Santa Caterina (Palermo)”
- Afrikaans: “Santa Caterina”
- Chinese: “圣加大肋纳堂 (巴勒莫)”
- Chinese: “圣加大肋纳堂”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Kateřiny”
- Dutch: “Santa Caterina (Palermo)”
- Dutch: “Santa Caterina”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا كاترينا”
- German: “Santa Caterina”
- Hungarian: “Santa Catarina”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria d’Egitto”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Caterina delle Donne”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Caterina”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Caterina”
- Tagalog: “Santa Caterina, Palermo”
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