Sicily
Catania
Centro - S. Cristoforo

Catania Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , , . It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephant Fountain and Piazza del Duomo.

Fountain
Photo: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a located in the center of in the city of , designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737. is situated 100 metres west of Catania Cathedral.

Square
Photo: Dariolp83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the main city square in , , flanked by both the centers of civic and religious power.

Church
Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Badia di Sant'Agata or Abbey of St Agatha is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church and attached female convent located on Via Vittorio Emanuele #182 in the center of , region of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civita and Giudecca di Catania.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Catania Cathedral

Latitude
37.50252° or 37° 30′ 9″ north
Longitude
15.08824° or 15° 5′ 18″ east
Open location code
8F9QG33Q+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 58102740
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1499188
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Catania Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կատանիայի մայր տաճար”
  • Basque: “Cataniako katedrala”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Catània”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Catània”
  • Chinese: “圣亚加大主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katánská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svaté Agáty”
  • Danish: “Catania Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Catania”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية كاتانيا”
  • Esperanto: “katedralo de Katanio”
  • Esperanto: “katedralo sankta Agata”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Agathe de Catane”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Agathe”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sant’Agata de Catane”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Catania”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Catania”
  • Greek: “καθεδρικός ναός της Κατάνια”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת קטניה”
  • Hungarian: “Cataniai székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Catania”
  • Italian: “basilica cattedrale di S. Agata (CT)”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Catania”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Agata”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Agata Vergine e Martire”
  • Italian: “Duomo di Catania”
  • Japanese: “カターニアのドゥオーモ”
  • Japanese: “カターニア大聖堂”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع کاتانیا”
  • Piemontese: “Catedral ëd Catania”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Agaty w Katanii”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Catânia”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Sant’Agata”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Катании”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор святой Агаты”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica v Catanii”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Catania”
  • Swedish: “Katedralen i Catania”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Catania”
  • Turkish: “Katanya Katedrali”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Catania”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Terme Achilliane and Fontana di Sant’Agata.

Nearby Places

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