San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church in southern Rome, dedicated to Francis Xavier.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: Catholic church in Rome, the cardinal’s titular church
Also known as: “Church of St. Francis Xavier in Garbatella”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Paul outside the walls and Teatro Palladium.

Saint Paul outside the walls

Church

Saint Paul outside the walls

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the city's Seven Pilgrim Churches. Saint Paul outside the walls is situated 1 km west of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella.

Teatro Palladium

Theater building

Teatro Palladium

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Teatro Palladium is a theater building, which is situated 340 metres west of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella.

Catacombs of Commodilla

Archaeological site

Catacombs of Commodilla

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The Catacombs of Commodilla or Catacombs of Felix and Adauctus is a three-level underground burial complex forming one of the catacombs of Rome. It is sited on via delle Sette Chiese, not very far from via Ostiense, in the Ostiense quartiere. Catacombs of Commodilla is situated 510 metres west of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garbatella and Aventino-Testaccio.

Garbatella

Quarter

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Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.

Aventino-Testaccio

Aventino-Testaccio

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

South Rome

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The South of Rome includes the historic Appian Way and nearby catacombs, as well as important tourist attractions in EUR, and San Paolo.

San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

Categories: parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.86191° or 41° 51′ 43″ north

Longitude

12.48953° or 12° 29′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FHJVF6Q+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella” goes by many names.

Czech: “Kostel svatého Františka Xaverského v Garbatelle”
Czech: “San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Dutch: “Church of St. Francis Xavier in Garbatella”
French: “église San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
French: “Église San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
German: “San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Greek: “Εκκλησία Σαν Φραντσέσκο Σαβέριο αλλα Γκαρμπατέλλα”
Greek: “Εκκλησία Σαν Φραντσέσκο Σαβέριο αλλά Γκαρμπατέλλα”
Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט פרנסיסקו חאווייר בגרבטלה”
Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Polish: “Kościół św. Franciszka Ksawerego w Rzymie-Garbatelli”
Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco Xavier na Garbatella”
Portuguese: “San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco Javier de la Garbatella”
Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco Javier”
Swedish: “San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Turkish: “Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella”
Turkish: “San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella Kilisesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Garbatella and Piazza Giovanni da Triora.

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