Santa Monica
Santa Monica is a church in Florence, Florence, Tuscany. Santa Monica is situated nearby to the building Palazzo Mazzei, as well as near the wayside shrine Tabernacolo del Canto alla Cuculia.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in Florence, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di Santa Monaca”, “Convento di Santa Monica”, and “Monica of Hippo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brancacci Chapel and Santa Maria del Carmine.
Brancacci Chapel
Museum
The Brancacci Chapel is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Brancacci Chapel is situated 140 metres west of Santa Monica.
Santa Maria del Carmine
Church
Santa Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi. Santa Maria del Carmine is situated 120 metres west of Santa Monica.
Uffizi Gallery
Museum
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world. Uffizi Gallery is situated 1 km east of Santa Monica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.
Isolotto
Suburb
Isolotto is a residential district in the southwestern part of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods. Isolotto is situated 2½ km northwest of Santa Monica.
Santa Monica
- Categories: former church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.76807° or 43° 46′ 5″ north
Longitude
11.24531° or 11° 14′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ69W+64
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Santa Monica” goes by many names.
- French: “chiesa di Santa Monica”
- French: “Chiesa di Santa Monica”
- German: “Santa Monica”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Monica”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Monica”
- Turkish: “Santa Monica Kilisesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Mazzei and Tabernacolo del Canto alla Cuculia.
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