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
Photo: Giannisk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Saint 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
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.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
12.45734° or 12° 27′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF34+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 337888676OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata 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 Embassy of Burkina Faso to the Holy See and Saint Anna Gate.
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