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San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo

San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church on the southern edge of , dedicated to Saint Benedict of Nursia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “San Benedetto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pyramid of Caius Cestius and Monte Testaccio.

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The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in , , near the and the . It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. is situated 580 metres north of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo.

Archaeological site
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or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti. is situated 570 metres northwest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo.

Peak
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The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built. It belongs to , the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Garbatella.

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

Quarter
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is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo

Latitude
41.87155° or 41° 52′ 18″ north
Longitude
12.47862° or 12° 28′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFCH+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 219715750
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3669607
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo”
  • German: “San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Benedetto”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Benedetto”
  • Portuguese: “San Benedetto al Gazometro”
  • Swedish: “San Benedetto al Gazometro”
  • Turkish: “Chiesa di San Benedetto”
  • Turkish: “San Benedetto Kilisesi”

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Highlights include PD: Ostiense, San Paolo, Garbatella and Città Equosolidale.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo”. Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.