Baptistery of St. John
Baptistery of St. John is a church in Riva San Vitale, Mendrisio District, Ticino. Baptistery of St. John is situated nearby to San Vitale parish church and oratory of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament, as well as near the square Piazza Grande.Photo: Laurom, Public domain.
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Riva San Vitale in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Baptistery Riva San Vitale”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Vitale parish church and oratory of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament and Town hall.
San Vitale parish church and oratory of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament
Church
Photo: Shesmax, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall
Town hall
Photo: Lapipopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall is situated 130 metres north of Baptistery of St. John.
San Rocco Oratory
Church
Photo: Lapipopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Rocco Oratory is a church, which is situated 150 metres south of Baptistery of St. John.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riva San Vitale and Capolago.
Riva San Vitale
Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riva San Vitale is a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, located in the district of Mendrisio.
Capolago
Village
Photo: Snapshots Of The Past, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capolago is a village situated at the south-eastern extremity of Lake Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Originally a municipality in its own right, Capolago is now a quarter of the municipality of Mendrisio, itself part of the district of Mendrisio.
Meride
Village
Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.
Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Baptistery of St. John
- Categories: architectural structure, baptistery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Riva San Vitale, Mendrisio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.90457° or 45° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
8.97092° or 8° 58′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FQCWX3C+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 205846778OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=baptistryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q678174
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Baptistery of St. John” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Baptisterium van Riva San Vitale”
- French: “baptistère de Riva San Vitale”
- French: “Baptistère de Riva San Vitale”
- German: “Baptisterium Riva San Vitale”
- German: “Baptisterium San Giovanni”
- German: “Battistero di Riva San Vitale”
- German: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
- Italian: “battistero di Riva San Vitale”
- Italian: “battistero di San Giovanni”
- Italian: “Battistero di San Giovanni”
- Turkish: “Riva San Vitale Vaftizhanesi”
- Western Frisian: “Baptistearium Riva San Vitale”
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Highlights include Piazza Grande and Scuola elementare.
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