NE Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Ravenna

Baptistery of Neon

The Baptistery of Neon is a Roman religious building in , northeastern . The most ancient monument remaining in the city, it was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: baptistery in Ravenna, Italy
  • Also known as: “Baptistry of Neon”, “Battistero degli Ortodossi”, “Battistero Neoniano”, and “Orthodox baptistery”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archbishop’s Chapel and Ravenna Cathedral.

Church
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The Archbishop's Chapel is a on the first floor of the bishops' palace in , Italy, the smallest of the famous mosaic sites of the city. It is a private oratory of Trinitarian bishops dating from the turn of the 6th century.

Church
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or Metropolitan Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in the city of , Italy.

Museum
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The is located in , Italy, next to the Baptistry of Neon and behind the Duomo of Ravenna. In the museum relics of early Christian Ravenna are preserved, including fragments of mosaic from the first cathedral church, and the chapel of Sant'Andrea, dating from the Gothic kingdom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponte Nuovo and Porto Fuori.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Baptistery of Neon.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Baptistery of Neon.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Baptistery of Neon.

Baptistery of Neon

Latitude
44.41559° or 44° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
12.19736° or 12° 11′ 51″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8FPJC58W+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157923784
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Geo­Names ID
11920079
Wiki­data ID
Q1256487
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Thai—“Baptistery of Neon” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ortodoxoen bataiategi”
  • Basque: “Ortodoxoen bataiategia”
  • Basque: “Ortodoxoen bataiotegia”
  • Bulgarian: “Баптистерий на православните”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri dels Ortodoxos”
  • Catalan: “baptisteri Neonià”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri Neonià”
  • Catalan: “Baptisteri Ortodox”
  • Chinese: “尼安洗礼堂”
  • Chinese: “尼安洗禮堂”
  • Croatian: “Neonova krstionica”
  • Croatian: “Neonska krstionica”
  • Czech: “Battistero Neoniano”
  • Dutch: “Baptisterium van de orthodoxen”
  • French: “Baptistere des Orthodoxes”
  • French: “baptistère des Orthodoxes”
  • French: “Baptistère des Orthodoxes”
  • French: “Battistero Neoniano”
  • Georgian: “რავენის მართლმადიდებლური სანათლავი”
  • German: “Baptisterium der Kathedrale”
  • German: “Battistero Neoniano”
  • Greek: “Βαπτιστήριο του Νέωνος”
  • Greek: “Βαπτιστήριο των Ορθοδόξων”
  • Greek: “Ορθόδοξο βαπτιστήριο”
  • Hebrew: “בית הטבילה הנאוני”
  • Hungarian: “Ortodox keresztelőkápolna”
  • Italian: “battistero degli Ortodossi”
  • Italian: “battistero Neoniano”
  • Italian: “Battistero Neoniano”
  • Latin: “Baptisterium ecclesiae cathedralis Ravennatis”
  • Macedonian: “Неонова крстилница”
  • Polish: “Baptysterium Ortodoksów w Rawennie”
  • Polish: “Baptysterium Ortodoksów”
  • Portuguese: “Batistério Neoniano”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий Неона”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий Неоньяно”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий правоверных”
  • Russian: “Баптистерий православных”
  • Serbian: “Неонијанска крстионица”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica pravovernih”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krstionica pravovjernih”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Neonov baptisterij”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Neonova krstionica”
  • Slovak: “Baptistérium ortodoxných”
  • Slovenian: “Neonova krstilnica”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio neoniano”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio Neoniano”
  • Spanish: “Baptisterio ortodoxo”
  • Thai: “Baptistry of Neon”
  • Thai: “หอศีลจุ่มเนโอเนียน”

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