Santa Maria della Gancia
Santa Maria della Gancia, also known as Santa Maria degli Angeli, is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church, adjacent to a convent, located on Via Alloro #27 in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.Photo: CarlesVA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Palermo, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli - La Gancia” and “Santa Maria della Gancia, Palermo”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria della Pietà and International Puppet Museum.
Santa Maria della Pietà
Church
Photo: CarlesVA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Mary of Pity is a Baroque church of Palermo. It is located at the corner of Via Alloro and Via Torremuzza in the quarter of the Kalsa, within the historic centre of Palermo. Santa Maria della Pietà is situated 130 metres northeast of Santa Maria della Gancia.
International Puppet Museum
Museum
Photo: Stendhal55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum of Palermo operates in the field of national and international, traditional and contemporary puppetry. International Puppet Museum is situated 240 metres north of Santa Maria della Gancia.
Santa Teresa alla Kalsa
Church
Photo: Dedda71, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Teresa is a Baroque Roman Catholic church, located on Piazza della Kalsa, facing the Porta de Greci in the ancient quarter of the Kalsa of the city of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Santa Teresa alla Kalsa is situated 200 metres east of Santa Maria della Gancia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castellammare, Palermo and Albergaria, Palermo.
Castellammare, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castellammare, also called La Loggia, is one of the original quarters of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts or mandamenti were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.
Albergaria, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the Italian city of Palermo in Sicily. The district is southwest of Castellammare.
Santa Maria della Gancia
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.11641° or 38° 6′ 59″ northLongitude
13.37057° or 13° 22′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FCM498C+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 49788642OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2223074
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tagalog—“Santa Maria della Gancia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “甘恰圣母堂”
- Czech: “kostel Panny Marie Andělské”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria della Gancia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا ماريا ديلا جانسيا”
- German: “Santa Maria degli Angeli”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Gancia”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Palermo)”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli detta della Gancia”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli”
- Italian: “Convento della Gancia”
- Tagalog: “Santa Maria della Gancia, Palermo”
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