Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest

Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest is a church in , which is located on Ferenciek tere. Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest is situated nearby to the tourism office , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: franciscan church
  • Also known as: “Alkantarai Szent Péter templom”, “Belvárosi Ferences templom”, and “Inner City Franciscan Church”
  • Address: Ferenciek tere 9, Budapest, 1053
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ELTE University Library and Ferenciek tere.

Library
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is a square and junction in . In addition to being the site of a station on the M3 line of the Budapest Metro, it is an important public transport junction for the BKV bus line number 7, which connects Pest and southern .

Museum
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The is a major Hungarian museum in . It was founded in 1954, as the successor organisation to Petőfi House and, today, is housed in the former Károlyi Palace. It was named to honour the memory of Sándor Petőfi. is situated 230 metres southeast of Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pest and Belváros.

Suburb
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is the part of , the capital city of , that lies on the eastern bank of the . was administratively unified with and in 1873.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Suburb
Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of . Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or , which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.

Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest

Latitude
47.4932° or 47° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
19.05647° or 19° 3′ 23″ east
Inception
1727—1758
Named after
Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest
Open location code
8FVXF3V4+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24324325
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q17123204
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Russian—“Peter of Alcantara Church, Budapest” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Petra”
  • Dutch: “Franciscanenkerk (Boedapest)”
  • Dutch: “Franciscanenkerk”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Petro”
  • French: “église franciscaine Saint-Pierre d’Alcántara”
  • French: “Église franciscaine Saint-Pierre d’Alcántara”
  • German: “Franziskanerkirche”
  • Hungarian: “Alcantarai Szent Péter-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Belvárosi ferences templom”
  • Hungarian: “Belvárosi Ferences Templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Francescani di Pest”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Francescani di Pest”
  • Russian: “Францисканская церковь”

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