Santa Sabina

The Basilica of Saint Sabina is a historic church on the in , Italy. It is a titular minor basilica and mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: historical church on the Aventine Hill in Rome
  • Also known as: Basilica of Saint Sabina” and “Saint Sabina

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aventine Hill and Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio.

Peak
The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built. It belongs to , the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of .

Church
The Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio is a basilica, rectory church served by the Somaschans, and titular church for a cardinal-priest on the in the third prefecture of central , Italy. is situated 120 metres southwest of Santa Sabina.

Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
The was originally built to drain the rain water from the city of Rome, and is one of the world's earliest drainage systems. Its name is related to that of Cloacina, a Roman goddess. is situated 480 metres north of Santa Sabina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Aventino-Testaccio.

Locality
The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

Locality
The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Santa Sabina

Latitude
41.88452° or 41° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
12.47975° or 12° 28′ 47″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFMH+RV
Geo­Names ID
7910546
Wiki­data ID
Q592244
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Santa Sabina” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: santa sabina
  • Arabic: سانتا سابينا
  • Armenian: Սանտա Սաբինա բազիլիկ
  • Basque: Santa Sabina basilika
  • Belarusian: Санта-Сабіна
  • Bulgarian: Санта Сабина
  • Catalan: Basílica de Santa Sabina
  • Chinese: 圣撒比纳圣殿
  • Chinese: 聖撒比納聖殿
  • Croatian: Bazilika sv. Sabine
  • Czech: Santa Sabina
  • Dutch: Basiliek van de Heilige Sabina
  • Dutch: Santa Sabina
  • Egyptian Arabic: كنيسه سانتا سابينا
  • French: Basilique Sainte-Sabine de Rome
  • French: église Sainte-Sabine de Rome
  • French: Église Sainte-Sabine de Rome
  • Georgian: წმინდა საბინას ბაზილიკა
  • German: Basilika Santa Sabina
  • German: Santa Sabina
  • Greek: Βασιλική Σάντα Σαμπίνα
  • Greek: Σάντα Σαμπίνα
  • Hebrew: סנטה סבינה
  • Hungarian: Santa Sabina-bazilika
  • Indonesian: Santa Sabina
  • Italian: Basilica di Santa Sabina all’Aventino
  • Italian: basilica di Santa Sabina
  • Italian: Basilica di Santa Sabina
  • Japanese: サンタ・サビーナ聖堂
  • Korean: 산타 사비나 성당
  • Latin: Basilica Sanctae Sabinae in Monte Aventino
  • Latin: Basilica Sanctae Sabinae
  • Macedonian: Црква Санта Сабина
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Santa Sabina
  • Norwegian: Santa Sabina
  • Polish: Bazylika św. Sabiny w Rzymie
  • Portuguese: Basílica de Santa Sabina
  • Russian: Базилика Святой Сабины на Авентинском холме
  • Russian: Санта-Сабина
  • Serbo-Croatian: Santa Sabina
  • Spanish: basilica de Santa Sabina
  • Spanish: basílica de Santa Sabina
  • Spanish: Basílica de Santa Sabina
  • Swedish: Santa Sabina
  • Tagalog: Santa Sabina
  • Turkish: basilica di Santa Sabina
  • Turkish: Santa Sabina Bazilikası
  • Turkish: Santa Sabina
  • Ukrainian: Санта Сабіна
  • Ukrainian: Санта-Сабіна

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