Corsica
Upper Corsica
Calvi

Calvi Cathedral

Calvi Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic church located in on the island of , . It was the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Sagona, which in 1801 was succeeded by the Bishopric of Ajaccio. The cathedral is a national monument.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: pro-cathedral located in Haute-Corse, in France
  • Also known as: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oratoire Saint-Antoine and Église Sainte-Marie de Calvi.

Chapel
Photo: Marioborz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a chapel.

Church
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church in , , . The building was classified as a Historic Monument in 1988. is situated 310 metres southwest of Calvi Cathedral.

Tower
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The Tower of Calvi is a Genoese tower in the commune of on the . The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. is situated 160 metres southwest of Calvi Cathedral.

Calvi Cathedral

Latitude
42.56831° or 42° 34′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.76065° or 8° 45′ 38″ east
Open location code
8FJCHQ96+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244735660
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3406129
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Calvi Cathedral” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Citadelle de Calvi and Piazza d’Arme.

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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 “Calvi Cathedral”. Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.