Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Foresta, abbreviated as the Santuario della Foresta is one of a local cluster of four sanctuary-monasteries, originally based on rural oratories founded in the Rieti Valley by Francis of Assisi in the areas near Rieti, Lazio, Italy.Photo: Alessandro Blasi, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours:
8:00 AM—noon
14:30—6:30 PM - Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Rieti, Italy
- Also known as: “Santa Maria della Foresta”, “Santuario della Foresta”, and “Santuario di Santa Maria della Foresta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include G. Ciuffelli Airport and Stadio Centro d’Italia – Manlio Scopigno.
G. Ciuffelli Airport
Aerodrome
Rieti Airport is an aerodrome located 1.34 nautical miles northwest of Rieti, a city in the Lazio region in Italy. It is also known as G. Ciuffelli Airport.
Stadio Centro d’Italia – Manlio Scopigno
Stadium
The Stadio Centro d'Italia – Manlio Scopigno is a football stadium in Rieti, Italy. It is the home stadium of F.C. Rieti and has a seating capacity of 10,163. Stadio Centro d’Italia – Manlio Scopigno is situated 3 km south of Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti.
Rieti railway station
Railway station
Photo: Una giornata uggiosa ‘94, CC BY 3.0.
Rieti railway station serves the city and comune of Rieti, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Opened in 1883, it is part of the Terni–Sulmona railway. Rieti railway station is situated 3½ km south of Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poggio Bustone and Sant’Elia.
Poggio Bustone
Village
Photo: Una giornata uggiosa ‘94, CC BY 3.0.
Poggio Bustone is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Rome and about 11 kilometres north of Rieti. Poggio Bustone is situated 7 km north of Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti.
Sant’Elia
Village
Sant’Elia is a village, which is situated 9 km southwest of Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti.
Rivodutri
Village
Rivodutri is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Rome and about 13 kilometres north of Rieti. Rivodutri is situated 9 km north of Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti.
Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti
- Categories: church, Catholic pilgrimage church, shrine, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Rieti, Rieti, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.43657° or 42° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
12.87449° or 12° 52′ 28″ eastElevation
519 metres (1,703 feet)Operator
Comunità Mondo XOpen location code
8FJJCVPF+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 54541784OpenStreetMap feature
building=conventOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
11847700Wikidata ID
Q3949667
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Sanctuary della Foresta, Rieti” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Santuario della Foresta”
- Italian: “santuario della Foresta”
- Italian: “Santuario della Foresta”
- Italian: “Santuario di Santa Maria de La Foresta”
- Italian: “Santuario Francescano di Santa Maria della Foresta”
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