Santa Caterina del Sasso
Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso is a Roman Catholic monastery located in the municipality of Leggiuno, in the Province of Varese and the region of Lombardy, Italy.- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—7:30 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: abbey building in Leggiuno, Italy
- Also known as: “Saint Catherine of the Rock”
- Address: Via Santa Caterina 13, Leggiuno, 21038
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Leggiuno and Santi Nazzaro, Celso e Defendente Church.
Town hall of Leggiuno
Town hall
Town hall of Leggiuno is situated 2 km east of Santa Caterina del Sasso.
Santi Nazzaro, Celso e Defendente Church
Church
Santi Nazzaro, Celso e Defendente Church is situated 1½ km north of Santa Caterina del Sasso.
Church of saint Primo and Feliciano
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quicchio and Reno.
Santa Caterina del Sasso
- Categories: hermitage, architectural ensemble, religious museum, museum of a public entity, abbey, building, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leggiuno, Varese, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.87746° or 45° 52′ 39″ north
Longitude
8.59679° or 8° 35′ 48″ east
Elevation
218 metres (715 feet)
Inception
1170
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FQCVHGW+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=tourism
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Santa Caterina del Sasso” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- French: “ermitage de Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- French: “Ermitage de Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- German: “Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro”
- German: “Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- German: “Santa Caterina del Sassoballaro”
- Italian: “eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro”
- Italian: “eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- Italian: “Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- Italian: “Santa Caterina del Sasso”
- Latin: “Eremus Sanctae Catharinae ad Saxum Ballarum”
- Latin: “Eremus Sanctae Catharinae”
- Latin: “Sancta Catharina ad Saxum”
- Lombard: “Santa Caterina del Sass”
- Polish: “Pustelnia Świętej Katarzyny (nad jeziorem Maggiore)”
- Polish: “Pustelnia Świętej Katarzyny na Spadających Skałach (del Sasso)”
- Polish: “Pustelnia Świętej Katarzyny”
- Russian: “Монастырь Санта-Катерина-дель-Сассо”
- Russian: “Санта-Катерина-дель-Сассо”
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