Basilicata
Province of Matera
Matera

San Giovanni Battista, Matera

The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a Roman Catholic church dating to the 13th and 18th centuries, located in in the Italian region of , and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Matera, Italy
  • Also known as: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista” and “Parrocchia San Giovanni Battista”
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sassi di Matera and Museum-workshop of the Peasant Culture.

Photo: Marcok, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The are two districts of the city of , , well-known for their ancient dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period. is situated 360 metres southeast of San Giovanni Battista, Matera.

Museum
Photo: Spleen1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an ethno-anthropological museum in , situated in the ancient . It was founded by Donato Cascione and is managed by the homonym cultural association. is situated 160 metres east of San Giovanni Battista, Matera.

Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palazzo dell'Annunziata is a historical building in , Italy. The Palazzo was constructed in 1735 by architect Vito Valentino for the Pontifical Commission. is situated 210 metres southwest of San Giovanni Battista, Matera.

San Giovanni Battista, Matera

Latitude
40.66777° or 40° 40′ 4″ north
Longitude
16.60794° or 16° 36′ 29″ east
Elevation
393 metres (1,289 feet)
Inception
1233
Open location code
8FGRMJ95+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 242363549
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10629155
Wiki­data ID
Q3581896
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“San Giovanni Battista, Matera” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Matera”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yohanes Pembaptis, Matera”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “chiesa parrocchiale di San Giovanni”

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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 “San Giovanni Battista, Matera”. Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.