Santa Maria in Passione

Santa Maria in Passione is a ruins in , . Santa Maria in Passione is situated near the ruins , as well as near the park .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: church building in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “chiesa e monastero di Santa Maria in Passione”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Embriaci Tower and Santa Maria di Castello.

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The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of , where the Castello o Castrum stood. It is the only one of the numerous towers that were located in the current historic center of Genoa to have been spared by the edict of 1196 which wanted to cut all the city towers to 80 palms.

Church
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is a church and religious complex in , Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the Castello hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed.

Church
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or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Lawrence is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of . It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Genoa. is situated 300 metres northeast of Santa Maria in Passione.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molo and Sottoripa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a central district of , administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. It was one of the sestieri into which the city of Genoa was anciently divided.

Santa Maria in Passione

Latitude
44.40519° or 44° 24′ 19″ north
Longitude
8.92991° or 8° 55′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW4H+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129405230
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­basilica
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q17625089
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In Other Languages

“Santa Maria in Passione” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Piazza di Santa Maria in Passione and Libera collina di Castello.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Centro di prossimità Al Chiostro and Residenza universitaria Casa Paganini.

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