Santa Chiara

Santa Chiara is a church in the rione Pigna, formerly the Campus Martius area of dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi. It is located at the corner of via Santa Chiara and via di Torre Argentina.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Santa Chiara, Rome”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Piazza Navona.

College
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The is one of the Roman Colleges of the . The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.

Square
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is a public open space 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 330 metres northwest of Santa Chiara.

Church
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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. is situated 170 metres northeast of Santa Chiara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.

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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.

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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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 Chiara

Latitude
41.89736° or 41° 53′ 51″ north
Longitude
12.47654° or 12° 28′ 36″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 128740178
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2222819
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Santa Chiara” goes by many names.

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