S. Maria sopra Minerva
Community ID:
423
Alternate Names:
S. Maria supra Minervam
Town:
Rome
Diocese:
Rome
Region:
LZ
Medieval Location:
inside town, near church of S. Maria, on the Piazza della Minerva
Modern Location:
Rome
Dedication:
Virgin Mary
Date Founded:
752 or earlier (traditional date)
Date Terminated:
1276 -- properties given to male monastery
Religious Order:
Basilian, then Benedictine
Foundation Information:
Uncertain, but tradition holds that Pope Zaccarius donated the church of S. Maria to Basilian nuns fleeing iconoclastic persecution in Constantinople
Patrons/Benefactors:
Pope Alexander IV assigns the properties to a male community in 1255
Early Documents:
[1] May 7, 1194: Pope Celestine III confirms community to S. Maria in Campo Marzio.
Contributors:
Suzanne Wemple-Kinder
Date Started:
752
Date Finished:
1276
Length:
458
