Santa Felicita
Santa Felicita is a Roman Catholic church in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy, probably the oldest in the city after San Lorenzo. In the 2nd century, Syrian Greek merchants settled in the area south of the Arno and are thought to have brought Christianity to the region.Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Florence
- Also known as: “Santa Felicita, Florence”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Vasari Corridor.
Uffizi Gallery
Museum
Photo: Arek N., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Uffizi Gallery is situated 290 metres northeast of Santa Felicita.
Vasari Corridor
Museum
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vasari Corridor is a 16th-century elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, connecting the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti. It was designed by, and named for, architect Giorgio Vasari to allow Duke Cosimo I de' Medici to move undisturbed between both palaces. Vasari Corridor is situated 110 metres northeast of Santa Felicita.
Piazza della Signoria
Square
Photo: Giuseppe Zocchi, Public domain.
Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. Piazza della Signoria is situated 410 metres northeast of Santa Felicita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Monteripaldi.
Santa Felicita
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.76681° or 43° 46′ 1″ northLongitude
11.2526° or 11° 15′ 9″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8FMHQ783+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 159394659OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q1069665
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Santa Felicita” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Santa Felicita”
- Chinese: “圣芬莉堂”
- Danish: “Santa Felicita”
- Dutch: “Kerk Santa Felicita”
- French: “Église Santa Felicita de Florence”
- French: “église Santa Felicita”
- French: “Église Santa Félicita”
- French: “Santa Felicita Firenze”
- German: “Santa Felicita”
- Hungarian: “Santa Felicità”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Felicita”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Felicita”
- Italian: “Santa Felicita”
- Japanese: “サンタ・フェリチタ教会”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd Santa Felìssita”
- Russian: “Церковь Санта-Феличита (Флоренция)”
- Russian: “Церковь Санта-Феличита”
- Spanish: “Chiesa di Santa Felicita”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Felicita”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Felicita”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Felicità”
- Spanish: “Santa Felicita”
- Turkish: “chiesa di Santa Felicita”
- Turkish: “Santa Felicita Kilisesi”
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