Fontana dei Catecumeni

Fontana dei Catecumeni is a fountain in , , . Fontana dei Catecumeni is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: fountain in Rome
  • Also known as: “Fontana della Madonna dei Monti” and “Fontana di Piazza della Madonna dei Monti”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coliseum and Santa Maria ai Monti.

Theater building
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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , Italy, just east of the . It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. is situated 530 metres south of Fontana dei Catecumeni.

Church
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Santa Maria dei Monti is a cardinalatial titular church, located at 41 Via della Madonna dei Monti, at the intersection with Via dei Serpenti, in the rione of , Italy. The church is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Church
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is a Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite located on Piazza in the rione of in , . Sergius and Bacchus are said to have been early fourth-century Roman military officers and Christian martyrs buried in Syria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquilino-San Giovanni and Colosseo.

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

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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 is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the to the northwest and the to the southeast, it is home to the and the .

Fontana dei Catecumeni

Latitude
41.89487° or 41° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
12.49085° or 12° 29′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFVR+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153335805
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q3747443
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Fontana dei Catecumeni” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fontana di piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • French: “fontaine de la piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • French: “Fontaine de la piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • Italian: “Fontana dei Catecumeni”
  • Italian: “Fontana di piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • Japanese: “マドンナ・デイ・モンティ広場”
  • Swedish: “Fontana dei Catecumeni”
  • Swedish: “Fontana di Piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • Turkish: “Fontana di piazza della Madonna dei Monti”
  • Turkish: “Piazza della Madonna dei Monti Çeşmesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piazza della Madonna dei Monti and Cappella di San Benedetto Giuseppe Labre.

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