Sant’Omobono
Sant'Omobono is a church in Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Hill in rione Ripa. It was built in the 15th century and called San Salvatore in Portico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: IlMarcheseDelGrillo, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Rome
- Also known as: “San Salvatore in Portico”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theatre of Marcellus and Temple of Portunus.
Theatre of Marcellus
Photo: Fiat 500e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Theatre of Marcellus was an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. It is located in the modern rione of Sant'Angelo. In the sixteenth century, it was converted into a palazzo. Theatre of Marcellus is situated 190 metres northwest of Sant’Omobono.
Temple of Portunus
Photo: WikiRomaWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Portunus is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy. It was built beside the Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the Pons Aemilius. Temple of Portunus is situated 180 metres south of Sant’Omobono.
Sant’Omobono Area
The Sant'Omobono Area is an archaeological site in Rome located next to the church of Sant'Omobono, at the junction of via L. Petroselli and the Vico Jugario at the foot of the Campidoglio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum 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.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, 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".
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Sant’Omobono
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.89079° or 41° 53′ 27″ northLongitude
12.48137° or 12° 28′ 53″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8FHJVFRJ+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 111669473OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Sant’Omobono” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sant’Omobono”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت اوموبونو”
- French: “église Saint-Homobon de Rome”
- French: “Église Saint-Homobon de Rome”
- French: “Sant’Omobono”
- German: “Sant’Omobono”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Salvatore in Portico”
- Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Omobono”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Omobono”
- Portuguese: “Sant’Omobono”
- Swedish: “Sant’Omobono”
- Turkish: “Chiesa di Sant’Omobono”
- Turkish: “Sant’Omobono Kilisesi”
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