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San Giovanni a Porta Latina

San Giovanni a Porta Latina is a Basilica church in , , near the of the Aurelian Wall.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Saint John at the Latin Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Latina and Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas.

City gate
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The is a single-arched gate in the of ancient Rome.

Archaeological site
The is a 1st-century CE Roman , situated near the on the Via di Porta Latina, , Italy. It was discovered and excavated in 1831 by Pietro Campana.

Archaeological site
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The , also called the hypogaeum Scipionum, was the common tomb of the patrician Scipio family during the Roman Republic for interments between the early 3rd century BC and the early 1st century AD. is situated 180 metres southwest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Aventino-Testaccio.

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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.

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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.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

San Giovanni a Porta Latina

Latitude
41.87723° or 41° 52′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.50197° or 12° 30′ 7″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVGG2+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27030110
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
12206833
Wiki­data ID
Q592799
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“San Giovanni a Porta Latina” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сан-Джавані-а-Порта-Лаціна”
  • Chinese: “拉丁之門前的聖若望堂”
  • Chinese: “拉丁门前圣若望圣殿”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Jana u Latinské brány”
  • Dutch: “Basilica dei santi Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Dutch: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان جيوفانى فى بورتا لاتينا”
  • French: “église San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • French: “Église San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • German: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Indonesian: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Сан Џовани а Порта Латина”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Norwegian: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Persian: “سنت جیووانی در پورتا لاتینا”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Jana w Łacińskiej Bramie”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Łacińskiej Bramie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São João na Porta Latina”
  • Portuguese: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Russian: “Базилика Святого Иоанна у Латинских ворот”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джованни-а-Порта-Латина”
  • Spanish: “San Juan en Porta Latina”
  • Swedish: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Tagalog: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Turkish: “Chiesa di San Giovanni a Porta Latina”
  • Turkish: “San Giovanni a Porta Latina Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан Джованні а Порта Латіна”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Джованні-а-Порта-Латіна”

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