Santa Maria di Castello
Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the Castello hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Genoa, Italy
- Also known as: “chiesa di Santa Maria del Castello”, “Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello”, “complesso monumentale di Santa Maria di Castello”, “iglesia de Santa Maria del Castillo”, and “Museo di Santa Maria di Castello”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Embriaci Tower and Palazzo Giulio Sale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Molo and Sottoripa.
Old Harbour
Neighborhood
Santa Maria di Castello
- Categories: monastery, religious museum, shrine, private museum, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Genoa, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.40557° or 44° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.92921° or 8° 55′ 45″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8FPCCW4H+6M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Santa Maria di Castello” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “城堡圣母堂”
- Czech: “kostel Panny Marie v Castellu”
- Dutch: “Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello”
- French: “Église Santa Maria di Castello de Gênes”
- French: “église Santa Maria di Castello”
- German: “Santa Maria di Castello (Genua)”
- German: “Santa Maria di Castello”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello”
- Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria di Castello w Genui”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo”
- Romanian: “Santa Maria di Castello”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María del Castillo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María del Castillo”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Castello and Calata Grazie.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cantine Embriaci and Centro di prossimità Al Chiostro.
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