San Sisto Vecchio

The Basilica of San Sisto Vecchio is a Catholic minor basilica and Dominican conventual church in Rome, . It has been a titular church since 600 AD. Its Cardinal priest is currently Antoine Kambanda.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “basilique San Sisto Vecchio”, “chiesa di San Sisto Vecchio”, “Chiesa di San Sisto Vecchio”, “église Saint-Sixte de Rome”, “Monastero San Sisto Vecchio”, and “San Sisto Vecchio (basiliek)”
  • Address: Piazza di Porta Metronia, Roma

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caelian Hill and Santi Nereo e Achilleo.

Peak
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The is one of the famous seven hills of Rome.

Church
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Santi Nereo ed Achilleo is a fourth-century basilica church in Rome, Italy, located in via delle Terme di Caracalla in the rione facing the main entrance to the . is situated 130 metres southwest of San Sisto Vecchio.

City gate
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is a gate in the third-century of , Italy. The gate is located in the southern section of the wall between to the east and to the south. is situated 270 metres northeast of San Sisto Vecchio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.

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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.

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".

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

San Sisto Vecchio

Latitude
41.8808° or 41° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
12.49603° or 12° 29′ 46″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFJW+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8939066434
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
12204959
Wiki­data ID
Q2736770
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“San Sisto Vecchio” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Chinese: “老圣西斯笃圣殿”
  • Chinese: “舊聖西斯汀聖殿”
  • Dutch: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Sixte-le-Vieux de Rome”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Sixte-le-Vieux de Rome”
  • Georgian: “სან-სისტო-ვეკიო”
  • German: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Hebrew: “הבזיליקה של סן סיסטו”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Sistus Tua, Roma”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Latin: “Aedes Sancti Sixti de Urbe”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Sykstusa w Rzymie”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Sykstusa w Rzymie”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Sisto Velho”
  • Portuguese: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Russian: “Сан-Систо-Веккьо”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Sixto Vecchio”
  • Spanish: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Swedish: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Tagalog: “San Sisto Vecchio”
  • Turkish: “San Sisto Vecchio Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Сісто (кардинальський титул)”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Сісто”

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