San Francesco Saverio
The Church of Saint Francis Xavier is a Baroque church of Palermo. It is located on the Street of the same name in the quarter of the Albergaria, within the historic centre of Palermo.Photo: Digipeter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Palermo, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio” and “San Francesco Saverio, Palermo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of palenteology and geology Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro and Palatine Chapel.
Museum of palenteology and geology Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro
Museum
Photo: Kalima, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum of palenteology and geology Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro is situated 100 metres southeast of San Francesco Saverio.
Palatine Chapel
Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Chapel /ˈpælətaɪn ˈtʃæpəl/ is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 12th century after Roger I and Robert Guiscard conquered the island. Palatine Chapel is situated 460 metres west of San Francesco Saverio.
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso all’Albergheria
Ruins
Photo: Stendhal55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso all’Albergheria is a ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albergaria, Palermo and Monte di Pietà, 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.
Monte di Pietà, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte di Pietà, also called Seralcadi, Seralcadio, or il Capo, is one of the original quarters of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.
San Francesco Saverio
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.1095° or 38° 6′ 34″ northLongitude
13.35845° or 13° 21′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8FCM4955+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 49789495OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2219504
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tagalog—“San Francesco Saverio” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣方济各沙勿略堂 (巴勒莫)”
- Chinese: “圣方济各沙勿略堂”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Františka Xaverského”
- Dutch: “San Francesco Saverio”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان فرانسيسكو سافيريو”
- French: “église Saint-François-Xavier de Palerme”
- French: “Église Saint-François-Xavier de Palerme”
- French: “église San Francesco Saverio de Palerme”
- German: “San Francesco Saverio”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco Saverio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de San Francesco Saverio (Palermo)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco Xavier”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco Javier”
- Tagalog: “San Francesco Saverio, Palermo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza San Francesco Saverio and Chiesa Santa Maria del Soccorso (ruin).
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