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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  • Church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 15 metres (49 feet) tall
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Lateran University and Lateran Obelisk.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in .
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Lateran Baptistery

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Latitude
41.88615° or 41° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.50429° or 12° 30′ 16″ east
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: “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”
  • 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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