Santa Maria sopra Minerva

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	RomeMar11 605.jpg	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