San Domenico
San Domenico, also called Santa Maria la Grande is a Roman Catholic church and active convent located on piazza San Domenico in the quartiere di Santa Maria la Grande, in Catania, region of Sicily, Italy.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Catania, Italy
- Also known as: “San Domenico, Catania”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amphitheatre of Catania and San Vito.
Amphitheatre of Catania
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, Southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on the northern edge of the ancient city at the base of the Montevergine hill. Amphitheatre of Catania is situated 230 metres southeast of San Domenico.
Sant’Agata la Vetere, Catania
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sant’Agata la Vetere is a Roman Catholic church located in the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. East of church and nearby, but facing in the other direction, are two other churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily: the church of Sant'Agata al Carcere and two blocks east on Piazza Stesicoro is Sant'Agata alla Fornace, now known San Biagio. Sant’Agata la Vetere, Catania is situated 150 metres southeast of San Domenico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antico Corso and San Berillo.
San Domenico
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.50823° or 37° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
15.08301° or 15° 4′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8F9QG35M+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 59025653OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3669864
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Italian—“San Domenico” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel sv. Dominika”
- French: “chiesa di San Domenico”
- French: “Chiesa di San Domenico”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Domenico”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Domenico”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza San Domenico and Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale 3.
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