![Santa Maria sopre Minerva, built near the ruins of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490570.ZSWCXZzQ.RomeMar11082.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490573.CaJGTNho.RomeMar11085.jpg) 17th C. façade on a mostly 13th-15th C. church |
![Santa Maria sopra Minerva, 7:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:00](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490574.gbqVmjyx.RomeMar11086.jpg) Santa Maria sopra Minerva, 7:00-13:00 and 15:30-19:00 |
![15th C. doors to Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490576.iQiv9KhJ.RomeMar11091.jpg) 15th C. doors to Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![Altar of Santa Marina sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490583.lnvHUdjo.RomeMar11587.jpg) Altar of Santa Marina sopra Minerva |
![Michelangelo's statue of Christ Carrying the Cross](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490581.fawglTpz.RomeMar11585.jpg) Michelangelo's statue of Christ Carrying the Cross |
![Michelangelo's Christo della Minerva - 1519-1520](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490590.cOSzkEjA.RomeMar11596.jpg) Michelangelo's Christo della Minerva - 1519-1520 |
![Christ the Redeemer, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1519-1520](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490591.lHz6uvxp.RomeMar11597.jpg) Christ the Redeemer, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1519-1520 |
![The bronze bit was added during the baroque period](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490592.fMhjVB1s.RomeMar11599.jpg) The bronze bit was added during the baroque period |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490593.IQucAmyn.RomeMar11601.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490598.fAbgUYXV.RomeMar11606.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490606.fcFlIYCa.RomeMar11615.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490604.hC8xtRaW.RomeMar11613.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490608.fPCZLT7P.RomeMar11617.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490607.ycYlmj0g.RomeMar11616.jpg) Christo della Minerva, Michelangelo |
![On the other side of the altar, St. John the Baptist](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490582.6qPWAFLi.RomeMar11586.jpg) On the other side of the altar, St. John the Baptist |
![St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490584.epWNH8W4.RomeMar11589.jpg) St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858 |
![St. John the Baptist, Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490586.3Yxvvc2z.RomeMar11590.jpg) St. John the Baptist, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490612.lCAPml7I.RomeMar11622.jpg) St. John the Baptist by G. Obici, 1858 |
![Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490587.NuQCPAbv.RomeMar11592.jpg) Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![Carafa Chapel - Pope Paul IV being presented to the Virgin Mary by Thomas Aquinas, Filippino Lippi](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490588.VrEKWQsQ.RomeMar11593.jpg) 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.](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490589.WoivZThO.RomeMar11594.jpg) Mosaic from the Tomb of Guglielmo Durand, Vescovo di Mende, 13th C. |
![Cardinal Michele Bonelli Antonio designed by Giacomo della Porto, 1604](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490594.p3C7dwdz.RomeMar11602.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490595.xqY4WAoP.RomeMar11603.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490596.Bmo6iv6M.RomeMar11604.jpg) Virgin and Child by Fra Angelico placed near his tomb |
![RomeMar11 605.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490597.mtwMjQFH.RomeMar11605.jpg) RomeMar11 605.jpg |
![Ceiling detail, Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490599.LjjJJ6Lf.RomeMar11607.jpg) Ceiling detail, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![Chapel of St. Dominic, Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490600.GdH0eDcr.RomeMar11608.jpg) Chapel of St. Dominic, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![Tomb of Pope Benedict XIII (1649-1730)](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490601.EgBnH1Zf.RomeMar11609.jpg) Tomb of Pope Benedict XIII (1649-1730) |
![Tomb of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) behind the high altar](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490605.CeeFjF4U.RomeMar11614.jpg) Tomb of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) behind the high altar |
![Tomb of the Medici Pope Leo X (d. 1521)](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490609.CAfZoJ3g.RomeMar11619.jpg) Tomb of the Medici Pope Leo X (d. 1521) |
![Tomb of the Medici Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490610.w67jJgU8.RomeMar11620.jpg) Tomb of the Medici Pope Clement VII (d. 1534) |
![Another figure from the tomb of Pope Clement VII](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490611.RCSigv1T.RomeMar11621.jpg) Another figure from the tomb of Pope Clement VII |
![Early model for the Statue of Liberty](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490614.L9fV0OFN.RomeMar11624.jpg) Early model for the Statue of Liberty |
![Shrine to the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria sopra Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490580.2N0zOOIT.RomeMar11584.jpg) Shrine to the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
![Piazza della Minerva](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490571.1YR7x3ET.RomeMar11083.jpg) Piazza della Minerva |
![The obelisk was erected here by Bernini in the 17th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490572.vKhzx1Rd.RomeMar11084.jpg) The obelisk was erected here by Bernini in the 17th C. |
![Piazza della Minerva - elephant supporting a 6th C. BC Egyptian obelisk](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490575.7PYJYw9e.RomeMar11089.jpg) Piazza della Minerva - elephant supporting a 6th C. BC Egyptian obelisk |
![Library of the Senate of the Republic of Italy](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490578.zWq6KYOs.RomeMar11092.jpg) Library of the Senate of the Republic of Italy |
![Conlegivm Pontificvm Americanvm, former Dominican palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o1/93/329493/1/139490579.xeRFjbED.RomeMar11093.jpg) Conlegivm Pontificvm Americanvm, former Dominican palace |