Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a Dominican church in Florence. It is considered the most important Romano-Gothic church in Tuscany and is a World Heritage Site.Photo: Commonists, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Florence, Italy
- Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady” and “Santa Maria Novella”
- Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 18, Firenze, 50123
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laurentian Library and Perfume Workshop-Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella.
Laurentian Library
Library
Photo: Richardfabi, Public domain.
The Laurentian Library is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. Laurentian Library is situated 350 metres east of Basilica of Santa Maria Novella.
Perfume Workshop-Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella
Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is a perfumery and herbalist shop in Florence, Tuscany. It is not a pharmacy and does not sell medicines, but is sometimes described as "the oldest pharmacy in the world". Perfume Workshop-Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella is situated 140 metres southwest of Basilica of Santa Maria Novella.
Uffizi Gallery
Museum
Photo: Arek N., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Uffizi Gallery is situated 1 km southeast of Basilica of Santa Maria Novella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
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Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
- Categories: minor basilica, museum, religious museum, museum of a public entity, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.77468° or 43° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
11.24942° or 11° 14′ 58″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
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denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Basilica of Santa Maria Novella” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Santa Maria Novella in Florence”
- Afrikaans: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Arabic: “كنيسة سانتا ماريا نوفيلا”
- Basque: “Santa Maria Novella basilika”
- Bulgarian: “Санта Мария Новела”
- Catalan: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Chinese: “新圣母大殿”
- Chinese: “新聖母瑪麗亞教堂”
- Croatian: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Czech: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Dutch: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko Santa Maria Novella”
- Finnish: “Santa Maria Novella”
- French: “basilique Santa Maria Novella”
- French: “Basilique Santa Maria Novella”
- French: “Église Santa Maria Novella”
- Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-ნოველა”
- German: “Basilica di Santa Maria Novella”
- German: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Greek: “Βασιλική Σάντα Μαρία Νοβέλλα”
- Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία Νοβέλλα”
- Hebrew: “סנטה מריה נובלה”
- Hungarian: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria Novella”
- Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria Novella”
- Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria Novella”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria Novella”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria Novella”
- Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・ノヴェッラ教会”
- Japanese: “サンタマリアノッヴェッラ教会”
- Korean: “산타 마리아 노벨라 성당”
- Lithuanian: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Norwegian: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Persian: “باسیلیکای سنت ماریا نولا”
- Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria Novella we Florencji”
- Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria Novella”
- Portuguese: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Russian: “Санта-Мария-Новелла”
- Serbian: “Санта Марија Новела”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Santa Maria Novella”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María Novella”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Maria Novella”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María Novella”
- Swedish: “Santa Maria Novella”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารซันตามาเรียโนเวลลา”
- Turkish: “S. Maria Novella Bazilikası”
- Turkish: “Santa Maria Novella Bazilikası”
- Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія Новелла”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Санта-Марія Новелла”
- Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Santa Maria Novella”
- Welsh: “Basilica di Santa Maria Novella”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Santa Maria Novella”
- Welsh: “Santa Maria Novella”
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