San Juan el Real, Oviedo
Iglesia de San Juan el Real is a church in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. It was established in 1912. Francisco Franco was married in the church in 1923. Additional historical detail, from the source : The foundation of the church building was started in 1912 on a site that had been occupied by another church that was demolished in 1882 with design by architect Luis Bellido being completed in 1915.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Asturias, Spain
- Also known as: “Basílica de San Juan El Real” and “Basilica of St. John the Baptist”
- Address: Plaza Párroco Fernando Rubio Bardón, Oviedo / Uviéu, 33001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Foncalada and Oviedo Railway Station.
La Foncalada
Archaeological site
Photo: 19Tarrestnom65, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century. La Foncalada is situated 400 metres east of San Juan el Real, Oviedo.
Oviedo Railway Station
Railway station
Teatro Campoamor
Theater building
Photo: vicenmiranda, CC BY 2.0.
Teatro Campoamor is a theater building, which is situated 330 metres southeast of San Juan el Real, Oviedo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buenavista and El Bosque.
El Bosque
Hamlet
Photo: Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Bosque is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of San Juan el Real, Oviedo.
La Covadonga
Hamlet
Photo: Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Covadonga is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of San Juan el Real, Oviedo.
San Juan el Real, Oviedo
- Categories: Catholic parish church, minor basilica, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.36504° or 43° 21′ 54″ northLongitude
-5.85087° or 5° 51′ 3″ westOpen location code
8CMP948X+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 11128140OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5197007
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“San Juan el Real, Oviedo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة سان خوان إل ريال”
- Aragonese: “Basílica de San Juan el Real”
- Asturian: “Ilesia de San Xuan el Real”
- Dutch: “Iglesia de San Juan el Real”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان خوان ريال”
- Hindi: “सान खुआन एल रियाल गिरजाघर”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Yohanes Pembaptis, Oviedo”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Juan el Real”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Juan el Real”
- Panjabi: “ਸਾਨ ਖ਼ੁਆਨ ਐੱਲ ਰਿਆਲ ਗਿਰਜਾਘਰ”
- Russian: “Церковь Сан-Хуан-эль-Реаль”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Juan el Real”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan el Real de Oviedo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”
- Spanish: “San Juan el Real”
- Urdu: “سان خوان ایل ریال گرجاگھر”
- Western Panjabi: “سان خوان ایل ریال گرجاگھر”
- “Basílica de San Juan el Real”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Párroco Fernando Rubio Bardón and Calle Doctor Casal / Cai Doctor Casal.
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