Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva

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Gothic church Roman Catholic church basilica minor basilica

The Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a major Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in central Rome, renowned for its rich artistic treasures and as the burial site of several notable figures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva canonical 6
Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva 1
Temple of Minerva (Santa Maria sopra Minerva) 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
minor basilica ⓘ
affiliation Diocese of Rome ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture

Gothic architecture ⓘ
builtOver ancient Roman temple ⓘ
temple of Minerva ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Cardinal Juan de Torquemada ⓘ
Cardinal Michele Bonelli ⓘ
Cardinal Pietro Bembo ⓘ
Fra Angelico ⓘ
Giovanni Vigevano ⓘ
Luca Signorelli ⓘ
Pope Paul IV ⓘ
Pope Urban VII ⓘ
Catherine of Siena ⓘ
surface form: Saint Catherine of Siena
containsArtworkBy Antoniazzo Romano ⓘ
Pinturicchio ⓘ
surface form: Bernardino Pinturicchio

Filippino Lippi ⓘ
Giovanni Battista Naldini ⓘ
Girolamo Muziano ⓘ
Michelangelo ⓘ
containsArtworkType altarpieces ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Our Lady ⓘ
surface form: Our Lady under the title of Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
function basilica minor ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
titular church ⓘ
hasFacadeStyle late Renaissance ⓘ
hasFeature blue vaulted ceiling with stars ⓘ
chapel of Saint Catherine of Siena ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ
ribbed vaults ⓘ
sacristy ⓘ
single nave with side chapels ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of the Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
interiorStyle Gothic ⓘ
locatedIn Rome ⓘ
historic center of Rome ⓘ
rione Pigna ⓘ
locatedNear Pantheon ⓘ
nameMeaning Saint Mary above Minerva ⓘ
notableWork crucifix by Michelangelo ⓘ
surface form: Christ the Redeemer by Michelangelo
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder Dominican friars ⓘ
surface form: Dominican Order

Order of Preachers ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
status active church ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Clement VII → burialPlace → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
Catherine of Siena → placeOfBurial → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
Assisi → hasLandmark → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Minerva (Santa Maria sopra Minerva)
Pope Paul IV → placeOfBurial → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Pietro Bracci → workLocation → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
Giulio de’ Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva → associatedWithChurch → Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ