Santa Sofia
Santa Sofia is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Benevento, in the region of Campania, in southern Italy; founded in the late-8th century, it retains many elements of its original Lombard architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Benevento, Italy
- Also known as: “Santa Sofia Church” and “Santa Sofia, Benevento”
- Address: piazza Giacomo Matteotti, Benevento, 82100
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro comunale Vittorio Emanuele and Camera di commercio.
Teatro comunale Vittorio Emanuele
Theater building
Photo: WikiName95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teatro comunale Vittorio Emanuele is a theater building.
Camera di commercio
Government office
Photo: Decan, Public domain.
Camera di commercio is a government office, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Santa Sofia.
Hortus Conclusus
Garden
Photo: Davidfragnito, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hortus Conclusus is a garden, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Santa Sofia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perrillo and San Marco ai Monti.
Perrillo
Hamlet
Photo: Delauri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perrillo is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Santa Sofia.
San Marco ai Monti
Hamlet
San Marco ai Monti is an Italian village, frazione of Sant'Angelo a Cupolo, a municipality of the Province of Benevento in Campania. As of 25 April 2008, it had a population of 200 inhabitants. San Marco ai Monti is situated 8 km south of Santa Sofia.
Pietrelcina
Village
Photo: Phil Tizzani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pietrelcina is a town and comune in the province of Benevento in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio. Pietrelcina is situated 9 km northeast of Santa Sofia.
Santa Sofia
- Categories: heritage site, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Benevento, Province of Benevento, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.13059° or 41° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
14.78125° or 14° 46′ 53″ eastElevation
162 metres (531 feet)Open location code
8FHP4QJJ+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 192771155OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Santa Sofia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سانتا صوفيا”
- Chinese: “上智堂”
- Chinese: “聖索菲亞教堂”
- Czech: “kostel Boží moudrosti”
- Czech: “kostel Santa Sofia”
- Dutch: “Santa Sofiakerk (Benevento)”
- Dutch: “Santa Sofiakerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا صوفيا”
- French: “Église Sainte-Sophie de Bénévent”
- French: “église Sainte-Sophie”
- German: “Santa Sofia”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Sofia”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Sofia”
- Persian: “سانتا سوفیا بنونتو”
- Polish: “Kościół Santa Sofia w Benewencie”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Sofia”
- Russian: “Храм Святой Софии”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Sofia”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Sofía”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Sofía”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Санта-Софія”
- Vietnamese: “Santa Sofia, Benevento”
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