Church of St. John Bosco
Church of St. John Bosco is a church in Cerro, La Habana Province which is located on Avenida Santa Catalina. Church of St. John Bosco is situated nearby to the shooting range Comité Militar Diez de Octubre, as well as near the marketplace Agromercado y Carnicería.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Catholic church building in Havana, Cuba
- Also known as: “Iglesia de San Juan Bosco” and “Parroquia de San Juan Bosco”
- Address: 674 Avenida Santa Catalina, Víbora
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva and Cine Alameda.
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering. Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is situated 1½ km northwest of Church of St. John Bosco.
Cine Alameda
Movie theater
Photo: Antonio Schubert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cine Alameda is a movie theater, which is situated 1½ km east of Church of St. John Bosco.
Villa Marista
Building
Villa Marista is a prison in Havana, Cuba, notorious for its detention of political prisoners by the Cuban national security agency. Its prisoners have included dissident Vladimiro Roca and politician Jesús Escandell. Villa Marista is situated 1½ km south of Church of St. John Bosco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedado and Chinatown.
Vedado
Suburb
Photo: Sandino235, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. Vedado is situated 4½ km north of Church of St. John Bosco.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana Chinatown is located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 4½ km north of Church of St. John Bosco.
Havana
Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.
Church of St. John Bosco
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cerro, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.09649° or 23° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-82.37892° or 82° 22′ 44″ westOpen location code
76MV3JWC+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 379448607OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q118533831
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In Other Languages
“Church of St. John Bosco” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan Bosco”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Comité Militar Diez de Octubre and Agromercado y Carnicería.
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