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Santa Caterina

Santa Caterina d'Alessandria or Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a Roman Catholic church with a main facade on , and a lateral Western facade facing the elaborate , in the historic quarter of in the city of , region of , .
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  • 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.

Square
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is at the limits of the district of , near the corner of Cassaro with Via Maqueda, just a few meters from the , the intersection where all the four ancient quarters intersect, in the city of , region of , Italy.

Church
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The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral, also called Martorana, is the seat of the Parish of San Nicolò dei Greci, overlooking the , next to the Norman church of and facing the Baroque church of Santa Caterina, in , Italy.

Church
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The is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini, in central , , . Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castellammare, Palermo and Albergaria, Palermo.

Neighborhood
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Castellammare, also called La Loggia, is one of the original quarters of , region of , Italy. The four original districts or mandamenti were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.

Neighborhood
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Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the city of in . The district is southwest of .

Santa Caterina

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
way 49750065
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
10344727
Wiki­data ID
Q2222817
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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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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 “Santa Caterina”. Photo: Giuseppe ME, CC BY-SA 4.0.