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Santa Maria sopra Minerva

church in Rome, Italy
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Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Summary

Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a Catholic church building[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva is located in Rome[4].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva is in the country of Italy[5].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's instance of is recorded as Catholic church building[6].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's instance of is recorded as minor basilica[7].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[8].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's instance of is recorded as cultural property[9].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's architect is recorded as Carlo Maderno[10].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva is owned by Dominican Order[11].
  • Mary is named after Santa Maria sopra Minerva[12].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[13].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva took place at Pigna[14].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's postal code is recorded as 00186[15].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's Commons category is recorded as Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Rome)[16].
  • 1370 marks the founding of Santa Maria sopra Minerva[17].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.898055555556, 'lon': 12.478333333333}[18].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's located on street is recorded as Piazza della Minerva[19].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Rome[20].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's significant event is recorded as groundbreaking ceremony[21].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[22].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's official website is recorded as https://www.santamariasopraminerva.it[23].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Rome)[24].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's Commons gallery is recorded as Santa Maria sopra Minerva[25].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's replaces is recorded as Temple of Minerva[26].
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva's replaces is recorded as Temple of Isis[27].

Body

Geography

Santa Maria sopra Minerva is in the country of Italy[5]. It is located in Rome[4].

Physical Characteristics

Santa Maria sopra Minerva's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+101'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Catholic church building[6], minor basilica[7], tourist attraction[8], and cultural property[9]. Santa Maria sopra Minerva's heritage designation is recorded as Italian national heritage[29]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

1370 marks the founding of Santa Maria sopra Minerva[17]. It is owned by Dominican Order[11]. Mary is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Santa Maria sopra Minerva has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Benedict XIII Benozzo Gozzoli Carlo Maderno Catherine of Siena Clement VII Fra Angelico Italy Lavinia Fontana Leo X Mary Paul IV Pietro Bembo Urban VII

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . santamariasopraminerva.it. santamariasopraminerva.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . catalogo.beniculturali.it. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . santamariasopraminerva.it. santamariasopraminerva.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . santamariasopraminerva.it. santamariasopraminerva.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . catalogo.beniculturali.it. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}
    Inception → +1370-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located on street → Piazza della Minerva
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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