Martorana

Summary

Martorana is a church building^[1]. Martorana ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Martorana's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Martorana is located in Palermo^[4].
• Martorana is in the country of Italy^[5].
• Martorana's instance of is recorded as church building^[6].
• Martorana's founder is recorded as George of Antioch^[7].
• Mary is named after Martorana^[8].
• Martorana's architectural style is recorded as Q73252539^[9].
• Martorana is part of Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale^[10].
• Martorana's Commons category is recorded as Chiesa della Martorana (Palermo)^[11].
• 1143 marks the founding of Martorana^[12].
• Martorana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.114781, 'lon': 13.362866}^[13].
• Martorana's diocese is recorded as Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi^[14].
• Martorana's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Nicholas^[15].
• Martorana's Commons gallery is recorded as Chiesa della Martorana (Palermo)^[16].
• Martorana's described at URL is recorded as http://dati.beniculturali.it/iccd/schede/resource/CulturalInstituteOrSite/S011981_Chiesa_della_Martorana^[17].
• Martorana's heritage designation is recorded as Italian national heritage^[18].
• Martorana's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[19].
• Martorana's Commons Institution page is recorded as Church of La Martorana, Palermo^[20].
• Martorana's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Chiesa della Martorana'}^[21].
• Martorana covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.116'}^[22].
• Martorana's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Byzantine Rite^[23].
• Martorana's date of official closure is recorded as 1866^[24].

Body

Geography

Martorana is in the country of Italy^[5]. Martorana is located in Palermo^[4]. Martorana is part of Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Martorana covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.116'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Martorana's instance of is recorded as church building^[6]. Heritage statuses include Italian national heritage^[18] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[19]. Martorana's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

1143 marks the founding of Martorana^[12]. Mary is named after Martorana^[8].

Why It Matters

Martorana ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).^[2] Martorana has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Martorana is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]