Badia di Sant’Agata
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 Catania, region of Sicily, Southern Italy.Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Eleassar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Catania, Italy
- Also known as: “Abbey of St Agatha” and “chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catania Cathedral and Elephant Fountain.
Catania Cathedral
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. 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.
Elephant Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737. Elephant Fountain is situated 110 metres southwest of Badia di Sant’Agata.
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Theater building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located on Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma. Teatro Massimo Bellini is situated 200 metres northeast of Badia di Sant’Agata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civita and San Berillo.
Badia di Sant’Agata
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.5031° or 37° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
15.08808° or 15° 5′ 17″ eastLevels
5Open location code
8F9QG33Q+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 74454083OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1067599
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Badia di Sant’Agata” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església de la Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Czech: “kostel opatství sv. Agáty”
- Dutch: “Chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- French: “abbatiale Sainte-Agathe de Catane”
- French: “Abbatiale Sainte-Agathe de Catane”
- French: “abbatiale Sainte-Agathe”
- French: “chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- German: “Chiesa della Badia di Sant’ Agata”
- German: “Chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Italian: “Badia di S. Agata (CT)”
- Italian: “chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Agata al monastero”
- Japanese: “サンタガタ教会”
- Piemontese: “Abassìa ëd Sant’Àgata”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Abadia de Sant’Agata”
- Spanish: “chiesa della Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Badia di Sant’Agata”
- Spanish: “Iglesia della Badia di Sant’Agata”
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Highlights include Catania 7 and Ostello degli Elefanti.
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