Santa Bárbara, Madrid
The Santa Barbara, also known as Church of the Monastery of the Salesas Reales is a Catholic church, built in Neoclassic style, in central Madrid, Spain. It is one of a number of Spanish churches dedicated to St Barbara.Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in central Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “church of Santa Bárbara”, “Church of Santa Barbara, Madrid”, and “Parroquia de Santa Bárbara”
- Address: Calle del General Castaños 2, Madrid, 28004
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum.
Biblioteca Nacional de España
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Biblioteca Nacional de España is situated 350 metres east of Santa Bárbara, Madrid.
National Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Museum of Archaeology is a archaeology museum in Madrid, Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the National Library of Spain. National Archaeological Museum is situated 440 metres east of Santa Bárbara, Madrid.
Plaza de las Salesas, Madrid
Park
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza de las Salesas, Madrid is a park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Justicia and Chueca.
Justicia
Quarter
Justicia is a ward of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro. It contains the neighborhoods of Chueca and Salesas.
Chueca
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chueca is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de Chueca was named after Spanish composer and author Federico Chueca.
Malasaña-Chueca
Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque and Salesas are neighbourhoods in northern central Madrid.
Santa Bárbara, Madrid
- Categories: Catholic parish church, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.42443° or 40° 25′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.69389° or 3° 41′ 38″ westOpen location code
8CGRC8F4+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 32897827OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q5117141
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tagalog—“Santa Bárbara, Madrid” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “església de Santa Bàrbara”
- Chinese: “圣白芭蕾堂”
- Czech: “iglesia de Santa Bárbara”
- Czech: “Kostel sv. Barbary”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا باربرا”
- French: “église saint-Barbara”
- French: “Église saint-Barbara”
- Spanish: “iglesia de las Salesas Reales”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de las Salesas Reales”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Bárbara (Madrid)”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Barbara”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Bárbara”
- Tagalog: “Santa Bárbara, Madrid”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Barbara of Braganza and Mausoleum of Ferdinand VI of Spain.
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