Sant’Egidio in Borgo

The church of Sant'Egidio in Borgo,…a Borgo, or…in Vaticano, is a Roman Catholic oratory in Vatican City dedicated to Saint Giles.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: oratory in Vatican City
Also known as: “Saint Giles in Borgo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vatican Library and St. Peter’s Square.

Vatican Library

Library

Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.

The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 200 metres west of Sant’Egidio in Borgo.

St. Peter’s Square

Square

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St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter’s Square is situated 270 metres southwest of Sant’Egidio in Borgo.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 380 metres southwest of Sant’Egidio in Borgo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.

Old Rome

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Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

North Rome

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The North of Rome is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Sant’Egidio in Borgo

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90432° or 41° 54′ 16″ north

Longitude

12.45734° or 12° 27′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FHJWF34+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 337888676

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q3672761

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Sant’Egidio in Borgo” goes by many names.

Chinese: “圣艾智德堂”
Dutch: “Saint Giles in Borgo”
French: “église Sant’Egidio a Borgo”
French: “Église Sant’Egidio a Borgo”
German: “Sant’Egidio a Borgo”
Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Egidio a Borgo”
Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Egidio a Borgo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dicastery for the Service of Charity and Embassy of Burkina Faso to the Holy See.

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