Santa Maria sopre Minerva, built near the ruins of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Minerva |
17th C. façade on a mostly 13th-15th C. church |
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, 7:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:00 |
15th C. doors to Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Altar of Santa Marina sopra Minerva |
Michelangelo's statue of Christ Carrying the Cross |
Michelangelo's Christo della Minerva - 1519-1520 |
Christ the Redeemer, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1519-1520 |
The bronze bit was added during the baroque period |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
On the other side of the altar, St. John the Baptist |
St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858 |
St. John the Baptist, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858 |
Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Carafa Chapel - Pope Paul IV being presented to the Virgin Mary by Thomas Aquinas, Filippino Lippi |
Mosaic from the Tomb of Guglielmo Durand, Vescovo di Mende, 13th C. |
Cardinal Michele Bonelli Antonio designed by Giacomo della Porto, 1604 |
Tomb of Cardinal Bonelli in the first chapel to the left of the high altar |
Virgin and Child by Fra Angelico placed near his tomb |
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Ceiling detail, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Chapel of St. Dominic, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Tomb of Pope Benedict XIII (1649-1730) |
Tomb of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) behind the high altar |
Tomb of the Medici Pope Leo X (d. 1521) |
Tomb of the Medici Pope Clement VII (d. 1534) |
Another figure from the tomb of Pope Clement VII |
Early model for the Statue of Liberty |
Shrine to the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Piazza della Minerva |
The obelisk was erected here by Bernini in the 17th C. |
Piazza della Minerva - elephant supporting a 6th C. BC Egyptian obelisk |
Library of the Senate of the Republic of Italy |
Conlegivm Pontificvm Americanvm, former Dominican palace |