Umbria
Province of Perugia
Assisi

Temple of Minerva

The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building located in , , . Since 1539, it has housed the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, which was renovated in the Baroque style during the 17th century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Roman temple, transformed into a church, in Assisi, Italy
  • Also known as: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”, “tempio di Minerva”, and “Temple of Minerva, Assisi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza del Comune (Assisi) and Palazzo dei Priori.

Square
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
is a square.

Public building
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is a public building.

Castle
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The is a castle that served as the principal defensive fortification of the city of and the Tescio valley, dominating the area for more than eight hundred years. is situated 220 metres north of Temple of Minerva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rivotorto and San Vitale.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 211 m above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 1284 inhabitants. is situated 3 km south of Temple of Minerva.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 372 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 494 inhabitants,… is situated 3½ km southeast of Temple of Minerva.

Village
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is a frazione of the comune of in the , , central . It stands at an elevation of 218 metres above sea level. is situated 3½ km southwest of Temple of Minerva.

Temple of Minerva

Latitude
43.0714° or 43° 4′ 17″ north
Longitude
12.61482° or 12° 36′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FMJ3JC7+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37027664
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q11836
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Temple of Minerva” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “米諾瓦神廟”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Dutch: “Temple of Minerva”
  • Finnish: “Minervan temppeli (Assisi)”
  • Finnish: “Minervan temppeli”
  • French: “église Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • French: “temple de Minerve”
  • French: “Temple de Minerve”
  • German: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • German: “tempio di Minerva”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Μινέρβα (Ασίζη)”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Μινέρβα”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Italian: “tempio di Minerva”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Minerva”
  • Korean: “미네르바 신전”
  • Polish: “Kościół Santa Maria sopra Minerva w Asyżu”
  • Polish: “kościół Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Polish: “tempio di Minerva”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Maria sobre Minerva”
  • Russian: “Храм Минервы (Ассизи)”
  • Russian: “Храм Минервы”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”
  • Spanish: “templo de Minerva”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Minerva”
  • Tagalog: “Templo ni Minerva, Assisi”
  • Western Frisian: “Santa Maria sopra Minerva”

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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 Minerva”. Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.