San Giorgio fuori le mura
Saint George's Basilica is a Roman Catholic church in Ferrara, Italy. It is called San Giorgio fuori le mura in Italian, meaning Saint George's "outside the walls" because it was built outside the city walls, while Saint George's Cathedral was within the city walls.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Ferrara, Italy
- Also known as: “Saint George’s Basilica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara and Palazzo Schifanoia.
National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara
Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is housed in Palazzo Costabili, in Ferrara, Italy. It holds various excavated artifacts from the Etruscan city of Spina, which flourished between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC. National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is situated 630 metres north of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Palazzo Schifanoia
Museum
Photo: Warburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schifare la noia" meaning literally to "escape from boredom" which describes accurately the original intention of the palazzo and the other villas in close proximity where the Este court relaxed. Palazzo Schifanoia is situated 1 km north of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Bagni Ducali
Photo: Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bagni Ducali is situated 490 metres northeast of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malborghetto di Boara and Cassana.
Malborghetto di Boara
Village
Photo: Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malborghetto di Boara is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Cassana
Village
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cassana is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
Cona
Suburb
Photo: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cona is a suburb, which is situated 6 km east of San Giorgio fuori le mura.
San Giorgio fuori le mura
- Categories: former cathedral, basilica, abbey, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.82173° or 44° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
11.62807° or 11° 37′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FPHRJCH+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 167010425OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3635693
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tagalog—“San Giorgio fuori le mura” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “城外圣乔治圣殿”
- Dutch: “Saint George’s Basilica”
- German: “Georgsbasilika”
- Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Γεωργίου εκτός των τειχών”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Georgius di Luar Tembok”
- Italian: “basilica di San Giorgio fuori le mura”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Giorgio fuori le mura”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio fuori le mura”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giorgio”
- Italian: “monastero di San Giorgio degli Olivetani”
- Tagalog: “San Giorgio fuori le mura”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza San Giorgio and Cemetery of San Giorgio.
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