Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro

The basilica and Catacombs of Sant' Alessandro is a single-level catacomb, located in the Sant'Alessandro area of Municipio IV on the outskirts of Rome.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: catacombs on the Via Nomentana in Rome, Italy
Also known as: “Catacombs of Sant’Alessandro” and “Sant’Alessandro”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Liborio and Chiesa di San Basilio (Rome).

San Liborio

Church

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The church of San Liborio is a church in Rome, in the district Ponte Mammolo, in Via Diego Fabbri. Designed by architect Ennio Canino, it was built in the late 1990s and inaugurated 7 November 1998. San Liborio is situated 3 km southwest of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Chiesa di San Basilio (Rome)

Church

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Chiesa di San Basilio (Rome) is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Chiesa di San Cleto (Rome)

Church

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Chiesa di San Cleto (Rome) is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colleverde and Settecamini.

Colleverde

Village

Colleverde is a frazione of the comune sparso of Guidonia Montecelio, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital of Lazio. Colleverde is situated 3½ km northeast of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Settecamini

Village

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Settecamini is the 6th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. VI. Settecamini is also the name of the urban zone 5L, within the Municipio V of Rome. Settecamini is situated 3½ km southeast of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Fonte Nuova

Town

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Fonte Nuova is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 15 kilometres northeast of Rome. The comune was created in 2001 from the frazioni of Tor Lupara di Mentana and Santa Lucia di Mentana, once belonging to Mentana, and that of Tor Lupara of Guidonia Montecelio. Fonte Nuova is situated 4½ km northeast of Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro.

Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro

Categories: archaeological site, catacombs, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Municipio Roma III, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.96211° or 41° 57′ 44″ north

Longitude

12.59423° or 12° 35′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FHJXH6V+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 261584567

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q3663208

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Catacomb of Sant’Alessandro” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Catacombe van Sint-Alexander”
Dutch: “Sint-Alexander-catacombe”
Italian: “Catacombe di sant’Alessandro”
Italian: “Catacombe di Sant’Alessandro”
Spanish: “catacumbas de San Alessandro”
Spanish: “Catacumbas de San Alessandro”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villa a Sant’Alessandro (sito C) and Casa di cura Sant’Alessandro.

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