Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena
The Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily, is a former Benedictine monastery located at Piazza Dante 30. Together with the Palace of Mafra, it ranks among the largest Benedictine monasteries in Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena in Catania, Sicily
- Also known as: “Monastery of San Nicolo l’Arena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Nicolò l’Arena and piazza Dante.
San Nicolò l’Arena
Church
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San Nicolò l'Arena is the title of both the Roman Catholic church and its adjacent and enormous Benedictine monastery in the city of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The facade of the church faces Piazza Dante.
piazza Dante
Square
Piazza Dante is a piazza located in the city centre of Catania, Sicily, Italy. The square faces the façade of the unfinished San Nicolò l'Arena church. piazza Dante is situated 100 metres east of Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena.
Biblioteche Riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero
Library
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Biblioteche Riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero is a library, which is situated 140 metres north of Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antico Corso and Giudecca di Catania.
Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena
- Categories: former monastery and religion
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣尼各老本笃会修道院”
- Dutch: “Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena”
- French: “monastère de Saint Nicolas l’Arène”
- French: “Monastère de Saint-Nicolas-l’Arène de Catane”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster San Nicola”
- German: “Kloster San Nicola”
- German: “San Nicolò l’Arena”
- Italian: “Monastero dei Benedettini”
- Italian: “monastero di San Nicolò l’Arena”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Nicolò l’Arena”
- Italian: “San Nicolò l’Arena”
- Japanese: “サン・ニコロ・ラ・レーナ修道院”
- Japanese: “サン・ニコロ修道院”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Nicòla”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Beneditino de San Nicolò l’Arena”
- Slovenian: “Samostan San Nicolò l’Arena”
Localities in the Area
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