Sant’Agata la Vetere, Catania

Sant’Agata la Vetere is a Roman Catholic church located in the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. East of church and nearby, but facing in the other direction, are two other churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily: the church of Sant'Agata al Carcere and two blocks east on Piazza Stesicoro is Sant'Agata alla Fornace, now known San Biagio.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Catania, Italy
Also known as: “Chiesa di Sant’Agata la Vetere”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amphitheatre of Catania and Sant’Agata al Carcere.

Amphitheatre of Catania

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The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, Southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on the northern edge of the ancient city at the base of the Montevergine hill. Amphitheatre of Catania is situated 160 metres east of Sant’Agata la Vetere, Catania.

Sant’Agata al Carcere

Church

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Santa Agata al Carcere, sometimes called Santo Carcere or the Carcere church is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Santo Carcere #7, in the city of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.

Villa Cerami

University

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The Villa Cerami was once a semirural villa, located at the edge of the urban center and with a sizable surrounding garden, located at the Northern end of via Crocifero, in the city of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.