Lazio
Metropolitan Rome
Palestrina

Temple of Fortuna Primigenia

The temple of Fortuna Primigenia was an ancient Roman temple within the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, a religious complex in Praeneste. It was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Primigenia and parents brought their newly-born first child to the temple in order to improve its likelihood of surviving infancy and perpetuating the gens.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman sanctuary in Palestrina
  • Also known as: “Area Archeologica - Tempio Dea Fortuna”, “Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia”, “Sanctuary of Fortuna, Praeneste”, and “Temple de Fortune”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo archeologico nazionale and Palestrina Cathedral.

Museum
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in , in the region of , Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, and dedicated to Saint Agapitus.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castel San Pietro Romano and Cave.

Village
Photo: Museo diffuso Castel San Pietro Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the region of , located about 35 kilometres east of . In 2017, it had a population of 883.

Town
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is a town and comune in the Latium region of Italy, 42 kilometres southeast of . As of 2011 its population was 10,421. is situated 4 km southeast of Temple of Fortuna Primigenia.

Village
is a comune in the in the region of , located about 40 kilometres east of . It is home to the remains of the Colonna family's castle, which today houses a Geo-Palaeontological Museum and an astronomical observation point. is situated 4½ km east of Temple of Fortuna Primigenia.

Temple of Fortuna Primigenia

Latitude
41.83997° or 41° 50′ 24″ north
Longitude
12.89211° or 12° 53′ 32″ east
Elevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)
Open location code
8FHJRVQR+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193576987
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9781728
Wiki­data ID
Q3949669
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temple of Fortuna Primigenia”. Photo: MM, CC BY-SA 3.0.