San Giovanni della Pigna

San Giovanni della Pigna is a small Roman Catholic church located on Traversa Vicolo della Minerva in the rione of , Italy. The church was made a cardinalate deaconry by Pope John Paul II in 1985.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Church of San Giovanni della Pigna” and “San Giovanni della Pigna, Rome”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Elephant and Obelisk.

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.

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 , 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 .

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.

San Giovanni della Pigna

Latitude
41.89732° or 41° 53′ 50″ north
Longitude
12.47809° or 12° 28′ 41″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 130807532
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3670550
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“San Giovanni della Pigna” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “松果聖若望堂”
  • Chinese: “羅馬松果聖若望堂區”
  • Chinese: “鬆果聖若望堂”
  • Dutch: “Church of San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان جيوفانى ديلا بيجنا”
  • French: “église San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • French: “Église San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • German: “San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana „della Pigna””
  • Polish: “San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Portuguese: “San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Swedish: “San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Tagalog: “San Giovanni della Pigna, Roma”
  • Turkish: “Chiesa di San Giovanni della Pigna”
  • Turkish: “San Giovanni della Pigna Kilisesi”

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Highlights include Piazza della Pigna and Palazzo Frangipane.

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