Lateran Baptistery

The Lateran Baptistery stands apart from the , , to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Lateran University and Lateran Obelisk.

University
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The , also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in . The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.

Obelisk
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The is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in . It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes.

Church
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The are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in , proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. is situated 240 metres northeast of Lateran Baptistery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the seven hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Lateran Baptistery

Latitude
41.88615° or 41° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.50429° or 12° 30′ 16″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FHJVGP3+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44132631
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­baptistery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11856557
Wiki­data ID
Q2519438
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tagalog—“Lateran Baptistery” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Laterango bataiategia”
  • Basque: “Laterango bataiotegia”
  • Basque: “Letrango San Juan bataiategia”
  • Basque: “San Joan Laterangoa bataiategia”
  • Belarusian: “Латэранскі баптыстэрый”
  • Bulgarian: “Латерански баптистерий”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri del Laterà”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van Lateranen”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van Lateren”
  • French: “Baptistere du Latran”
  • French: “baptistère du Latran”
  • French: “Baptistère du Latran”
  • German: “Baptisterium der Lateranbasilika”
  • German: “Lateran-Baptisterium”
  • Greek: “Βαπτιστήριο Λατερανού”
  • Hungarian: “Battistero San Giovanni in Laterano”
  • Hungarian: “Lateráni keresztelőkápolna”
  • Indonesian: “Baptisterium Lateran”
  • Italian: “battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte al Laterano”
  • Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni in Fronte al Laterano”
  • Italian: “battistero lateranense”
  • Italian: “Battistero lateranense”
  • Italian: “Battistero Lateranense”
  • Japanese: “ラテラネンセ洗礼堂”
  • Japanese: “ラテラノ洗礼堂”
  • Japanese: “ラテラン洗礼堂”
  • Luxembourgish: “Battistero lateranense”
  • Portuguese: “Batistério de Latrão”
  • Russian: “Латеранский баптистерий”
  • Slovenian: “Lateranska krstilnica”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio de Letrán”
  • Swedish: “San Giovanni in Fonte”
  • Tagalog: “Baptisteryo ng Letran”

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