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Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a minor basilica church and one of the major churches of the Dominican order in , Italy. The church's name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 6:55 AM—7:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 3:30 PM—7:00 PM
    Sunday: 8:10 AM—12:30 PM and 3:30 PM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Rome, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephant and Obelisk and Piazza della Minerva.

Obelisk
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is a statue of an elephant carrying an obelisk, designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was unveiled in 1667 in the in , adjacent to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where it stands today.

Square
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is a piazza in , , near the . Its name derives from the existence of a temple built on the site by Pompey dedicated to Minerva Calcidica, whose statue is now in the .

Square
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is a in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the 1st century AD and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. is situated 450 metres west of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Old Rome.

Locality
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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.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

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The of , home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.

Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Latitude
41.89799° or 41° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.47837° or 12° 28′ 42″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFXH+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25400176
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
8015142
Wiki­data ID
Q823685
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Santa Maria sopra Minerva” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Մարիա սոպրա Միներվա բազիլիկ”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Մարիա սոպրա Միներվա”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Марыя-сопра-Мінерва”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Марыя-сопра-Мінэрва”
  • Breton: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Catalan: “Església de Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Chinese: “神庙遗址圣母堂”
  • Chinese: “神廟遺址聖母堂”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Marije iznad Minerva”
  • Czech: “Kostel Santa Maria sopra Minerva v Římě”
  • Czech: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Danish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Estonian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva basiilika”
  • French: “basilique de la Minerve”
  • French: “Basilique de la Minerve”
  • French: “Basilique Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • French: “Eglise de la Minerve”
  • French: “Église de la Minerve”
  • French: “église des Frères Prêcheurs”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie de la Minerve”
  • French: “Église Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • French: “Santa Maria Sopra Minerva”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-სოპრა-მინერვა”
  • German: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία σόπρα Μινέρβα”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה מריה סופרה מינרווה”
  • Hungarian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Indonesian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Irish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria Sopra Minerva”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・ソプラ・ミネルヴァ (Santa Maria sopra Minerva) 教会”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・ソプラ・ミネルヴァ教会”
  • Korean: “산타 마리아 소프라 미네르바 성당”
  • Latin: “Basilica Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam”
  • Lithuanian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Lithuanian: “Švč. Marijos virš Minervos bazilika”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Санта Марија сопра Минерва”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Norwegian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Santa Maria sobre Minerva”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Maria sobre Minerva”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Russian: “Базилика Санта Мария Сопра Минерва”
  • Russian: “Базилика Святой Марии над Минервой”
  • Russian: “Санта Мария сопра Минерва”
  • Serbian: “Света Марија над Минервом”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika Panny Márie nad Minervou”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätej Márie nad Minervou”
  • Slovak: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria sobre Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Santa María sobre Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Santa María sopra Minerva”
  • Swedish: “S. Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Tagalog: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Tamil: “மினெர்வா மேல் புனித மரியா கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “மினெர்வா மேல் புனித மரியா பெருங்கோவில்”
  • Turkish: “basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта Марія сопра Мінерва”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія-сопра-Мінерва”

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