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San Francesco di Paola ai Monti

1728 establishments in Italy1728 establishments in the Papal States18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyNational churches in RomeReligious organizations established in the 1720s
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Monti s Francesco di Paola 1000107

San Francesco da Paola ai Monti is an 18th-century titular church in Rome. It is dedicated to St Francis of Paola, and is located in the Monti rione.

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San Francesco di Paola ai Monti
Via del Fagutale, Rome Municipio Roma I

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San Francesco di Paola ai Monti

Via del Fagutale
00184 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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