Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Fira, on the island of Santorini, in the South Aegean region of Greece. The cathedral church serves as the seat of the Bishop of Santorini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Fira, South Aegean, Greece
- Also known as: “St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Santorini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Thera and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Archaeological Museum of Thera
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. Museum of Prehistoric Thera is situated 480 metres south of Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist.
Orthodox Cathedral Hypapante
Cathedral
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Orthodox Cathedral Hypapante is situated 410 metres south of Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fira and Imerovigli.
Fira
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Fira is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It boasts a variety of museums, art galleries, cathedrals and picturesque churches to explore, as well as the island's widest selection of shopping and dining.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago, just north of capital Fira.Vourvoulos
Vourvoulos is a village on the island of Santorini in Greece. It is located 3,7 kilometers northeast of the capital Fira, built on a slope facing the east shore of the island.Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.42055° or 36° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
25.43079° or 25° 25′ 51″ eastInception
1823Open location code
8G87CCCJ+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 427340540OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q15819881
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննեսի մայր տաճար (Սանտորինի)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննեսի մայր տաճար”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Joan Baptista de Santorí”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Joan Baptista”
- Chinese: “聖若翰洗者主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jana Křtitele”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- Finnish: “Johannes Kastajan katedraali (Firá)”
- Finnish: “Johannes Kastajan katedraali”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Firá”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
- German: “Ieros Naos Agiou Ioannou tou Baptistou”
- German: “Katholische Dom Kirche Johannes der Täufer”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Santorini”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista”
- Polish: “Katedra św. Jana Chrzciciela w Firze”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Айос-Иоанис-о-Ваптистис”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan Bautista”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารนักบุญยอห์นบัปติสต์”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารนักบุญยอห์นผู้ให้บัพติศมา (ซันโดรีนี)”
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