Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio

Sacro Cuore di Gesù al Castro Pretorio is a Catholic parish and titular church in , Italy, the mother church of the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio” and “Sacro Cuore di Gesu a Castro Pretorio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roma Termini railway station and Baths of Diocletian.

Railway station
Photo: Ingolf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roma Termini is the main railway station of , . It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient , which lies across the street from the main entrance. is situated 180 metres southwest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio.

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The were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian and built from AD 298 to 306, they were the largest of the imperial baths. is situated 400 metres west of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio.

Church
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major or the Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, is one of the four major papal basilicas and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. is situated 660 metres southwest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viminal Hill and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

Locality
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The is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the to the northwest and the to the southeast, it is home to the and the .

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Locality
Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in .

Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio

Latitude
41.90269° or 41° 54′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.50259° or 12° 30′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FHJWG33+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220465225
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­basilica
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2177355
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio” goes by many names.

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