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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: building in Florence, Italy
Also known as: “Monica of Hippo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brancacci Chapel and Santa Maria del Carmine.

Brancacci Chapel

Museum

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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

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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

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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 and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Uffizi Gallery is situated 1 km east of Santa Monica.