San Giovanni Maggiore
The Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore is a church in Largo San Giovanni Maggiore in central Naples, Italy. A 4th-century church at the site was likely erected sometime in the 4th century.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Naples, Italy
- Also known as: “Basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore (Napoli)”, “Basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore(Napoli)”, “chiesa di San Giovanni Maggiore”, “Chiesa di San Giovanni Maggiore”, “Chiesa di San Giovanni Maggiore (Napoli)”, and “San Giovanni Maggiore, Naples”
- Address: Rampe San Giovanni Maggiore 2, Napoli, 80134
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cappella Pappacoda and Santi Cosma e Damiano ai Banchi Nuovi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto and San Giuseppe.
San Giovanni Maggiore
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipalità 2, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.84554° or 40° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
14.25576° or 14° 15′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FGPR7W4+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=basilica
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“San Giovanni Maggiore” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣若翰洗者大殿”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Jana hlavní”
- Dutch: “San Giovanni Maggiore, Naples”
- French: “basilique San Giovanni Maggiore”
- French: “Basilique San Giovanni Maggiore”
- German: “San Giovanni Maggiore”
- Hungarian: “San Giovanni Maggiore (Nápoly)”
- Hungarian: “San Giovanni Maggiore”
- Italian: “basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Giovanni Maggiore”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’ and Palazzo Melofioccolo.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Basilica San Giovanni Maggiore e Cappella Pappacoda and Kestè.
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