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San Giovanni della Malva in Trastevere

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Church of St. John of the Malva in Trastevere
Church of St. John of the Malva in Trastevere

San Giovanni della Malva in Trastevere (Albanian: kisha e Shën Janit të Shqiptarëve, kisha e Shën Janit së Mëllagës pas lumit) is a church in Rome, in the Trastevere district, located in Piazza di S. Giovanni della Malva. It is the Albanian national church in Rome.

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San Giovanni della Malva in Trastevere
Piazza di San Giovanni della Malva, Rome Municipio Roma I

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San Giovanni della Malva in Trastevere

Piazza di San Giovanni della Malva
00120 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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Church of St. John of the Malva in Trastevere
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Via Giulia

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Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio
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