Church of San Cataldo
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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Palermo, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di San Cataldo” and “Eglise de San Cataldo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio and Palazzo Pretorio.
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.
Palazzo Pretorio
Public building
The Praetorian Palace, also known as Palace of the Eagles, is a palace of Palermo. The building has an important role in the political life of the city, since it houses the mayor and the offices of the municipality of Palermo.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albergaria, Palermo and Castellammare, 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.
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.
Church of San Cataldo
- Categories: religious museum, private museum, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.11475° or 38° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
13.36247° or 13° 21′ 45″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Inception
1160
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FCM4976+WX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Church of San Cataldo” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սան Կատալդո”
- Chinese: “圣加大教堂”
- Chinese: “圣卡塔尔多教堂”
- Chinese: “聖加大教堂”
- Czech: “kostel San Cataldo”
- Dutch: “San Cataldo (Palermo)”
- Dutch: “San Cataldo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان كاتالدو”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Kataldo”
- Finnish: “San Cataldon kirkko”
- French: “Église de San Cataldo”
- French: “église Saint-Catalde de Palerme”
- French: “Église Saint-Catalde de Palerme”
- French: “église San Cataldo de Palerme”
- French: “église Santu Catallu de Palerme”
- German: “San Cataldo”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία Σαν Κατάλντο”
- Greek: “Σαν Κατάλντο”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית סן קטאלדו”
- Hungarian: “San Cataldo”
- Indonesian: “Gereja San Cataldo”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Cataldo”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Cataldo”
- Japanese: “サン・カタルド教会”
- Persian: “کلیسای سان کاتالدو”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Catald”
- Polish: “Kościół San Cataldo w Palermo”
- Russian: “Сан-Катальдо”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev San Cataldo”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Cataldo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Cataldo”
- Tagalog: “Simbahan ng San Cataldo”
- Turkish: “San Cataldo Kilisesi”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Катальдо”
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