San Placido
San Placido is a Roman Catholic church and former-Benedictine monastery located on the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The complex, two blocks east of the Catania Cathedral, spans a polygonal block encompassed by the Via Vittorio…- Roman Catholic church
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …dates from the 18th century
- Description: church building in Catania, Italy
- Also known as“chiesa San Placido”“San Placido, Catania”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Massimo Bellini and Catania Cathedral.
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Theater building
The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located… Teatro Massimo Bellini is situated 140 metres north of San Placido.
Catania Cathedral
Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually… Catania Cathedral is situated 170 metres west of San Placido.
Elephant Fountain
Fountain
The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the… Elephant Fountain is situated 270 metres west of San Placido.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civita and San Berillo.
San Placido
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Latitude
37.50295° or 37° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
15.09012° or 15° 5′ 24″ east
Open location code
8F9QG33R+52
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“San Placido” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel sv. Placida”
- Dutch: “Église Saint-Placide”
- Dutch: “San Placidokerk”
- French: “Église Saint-Placide de Catane”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Placido”
- Italian: “Chiesa San Placido (Catania)”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Plàcid (Catania)”
- Piemontese: “Cesa ëd San Plàcid”
- Piemontese: “Chiesa San Placido (Catania)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Plácido”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balcone Tardo-Gotico and Corte Mariella Lo Giudice.
Nearby Places
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Catania: Highlights
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