Santa Maria del Faro
Santa Maria del Faro is a church in the quartiere of Posillipo of Naples, Italy. A church was founded here in the 13th century, and restored in the 18th century using designs by Ferdinando Sanfelice and under the patronage of the Mazza family.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Chiesa Santa Maria del Faro” and “Santa Maria del Faro, Naples”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pausilypon Archaeological Park and Parco sommerso di Gaiola.
Pausilypon Archaeological Park
Museum
Pausilypon Archaeological Park is a museum, which is situated 540 metres west of Santa Maria del Faro.
Parco sommerso di Gaiola
Archaeological site
Parco sommerso di Gaiola is an archaeological site, which is situated 510 metres southwest of Santa Maria del Faro.
Tempio della Gaiola
Church
Tempio della Gaiola is a church, which is situated 460 metres west of Santa Maria del Faro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marechiaro and Bagnoli.
Bagnoli
Suburb
Bagnoli is a western seaside quarter of Naples, Italy… Bagnoli is situated 3 km northwest of Santa Maria del Faro.
Santa Maria del Faro
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipalità 1, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7957° or 40° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.19135° or 14° 11′ 29″ east
Open location code
8FGPQ5WR+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Santa Maria del Faro” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة فنار القديسة مريم”
- Arabic: “كنيسة فنارالقديسة مريم (نابولي)”
- Croatian: “Santa Maria del Faro”
- Czech: “kostel Santa Maria del Faro”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria del Faro, Naples”
- French: “église Santa Maria del Faro”
- French: “Église Santa Maria del Faro”
- Hungarian: “Santa Maria del Faro (Nápoly)”
- Hungarian: “Santa Maria del Faro”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria del Faro”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria del Faro”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Maria del Faro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Palazzo degli Spiriti and Parco Sommerso di Gaiola.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Fish Bar Marechiaro and ‘A Fenestella.
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