San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples)
San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples) is a church in Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples) is situated nearby to the fountain Fontana di mezzo, as well as near the park Parco di Villa Capriccio.Photo: Dr.Conati, Public domain.
Photo: Giuseppe Guida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Naples, Italy
- Also known as: “San Gennaro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria delle Grazie a Capodimonte and Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
Santa Maria delle Grazie a Capodimonte
Church
Photo: Pinotto992, Public domain.
Santa Maria delle Grazie a Capodimonte is a church located in via Bosco in Capodimonte in Naples, Italy. The church was founded as a local parish church in 1575 under the patronage of the Marquis Innocenzo Mazza. Santa Maria delle Grazie a Capodimonte is situated 470 metres south of San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples).
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
Park
Photo: JoAnn Miller, CC BY 2.0.
The Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte is the Neapolitan department of Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, the most important Italian institution promoting, developing and conducting scientific research in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and space science. Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte is situated 1¼ km south of San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples).
Catacombs of San Gennaro
Photo: Dominikmatus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Catacombs of San Gennaro are underground paleo-Christian burial and worship sites in Naples, Italy, carved out of tuff, a porous stone. They are situated in the northern part of the city, on the slope leading up to Capodimonte, consisting of two levels, San Gennaro Superiore, and San Gennaro Inferiore. Catacombs of San Gennaro is situated 1¼ km south of San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Carlo all’Arena and Stella.
San Carlo all’Arena
Suburb
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Carlo all'Arena is a district of Naples, the regional capital of Campania, located north-east of the historic centre of the city. This quarter is named after the Church of San Carlo all'Arena and it constitutes - together with district Stella - Naples' third municipality.
Stella
Suburb
Stella is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. The area includes the National Archaeological Museum, stretches north through the Sanità section of the city, up the Capodimonte hill to include the grounds and buildings of the Capodimonte art museum.
Colli Aminei
Neighborhood
The Colli Aminei are an area of Naples, Italy, that is part of the municipality of Stella-San Carlo at the Arena, specifically of the Stella district. It is bordered to the west and north by the Vallone di San Rocco, to the east by the Capodimonte ascent, to the south by the valleys of the Scudillo and the Fontanelle.
San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples)
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.87409° or 40° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
14.25038° or 14° 15′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FGPV7F2+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 618013711OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3670216
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Naples)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Chiesa di San Gennaro”
- French: “église Saint-Janvier de Naples”
- French: “Église Saint-Janvier de Naples”
- French: “église San Gennaro de Naples”
- German: “San Gennaro (Capodimonte, Neapel)”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Gennaro”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Gennaro”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Genaro (Nápoles)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Genaro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontana di mezzo and Parco di Villa Capriccio.
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