Purgatory church
Purgatory church is a church in Lanciano, Chieti, Abruzzo. Purgatory church is situated nearby to the church Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle, as well as near the town Lanciano.Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: building in Lanciano, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa del Purgatorio”
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle and Lanciano Cathedral.
Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle
Church
Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.
Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle is a church.
Lanciano Cathedral
Church
Photo: Zitumassin, Public domain.
Lanciano Cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary as Santa Maria del Ponte is the duomo of Lanciano in Chieti, Italy, and the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona. In February 1909 Pope Pius X raised it to the status of minor basilica. Lanciano Cathedral is situated 110 metres east of Purgatory church.
Palazzo De Crecchio
Historic building
Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzo De Crecchio is a historic building, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Purgatory church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanciano and Rocca San Giovanni.
Lanciano
Town
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanciano is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle.
Rocca San Giovanni
Village
Rocca San Giovanni is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Rocca San Giovanni is situated 7 km east of Purgatory church.
Caldari
Suburb
Photo: Andreach90, Public domain.
Caldari is a frazione of the municipality of Ortona in the Province of Chieti in Abruzzo, Italy. Some families that originate from Caldari include the DiIenno, Dragani, Tenaglia, Petrangelo, D'Annible, Gaeta, Mennicucci, Di Ienno, Di Nunzio, Natale, Vedilei, Cieri and Nasuti families. Caldari is situated 7 km north of Purgatory church.
Purgatory church
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lanciano, Chieti, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.23059° or 42° 13′ 50″ northLongitude
14.38979° or 14° 23′ 23″ eastElevation
272 metres (892 feet)Open location code
8FJP69JQ+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 849153506OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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In Other Languages
“Purgatory church” goes by many names.
- Italian: “chiesa del Purgatorio”
- Italian: “chiesa del Suffragio”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio”
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