Project Description
Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva
On the 22nd June 1633, in the convent belonging to this church, the father of modern astronomy Galileo Galilei, suspected of heresy, forswore his scientific theses.
Among the many masterpieces that you can find in the Basilica, the best known is the statue of Cristo Portacroce (Christ carrying the cross) by Michelangelo.
Address
Piazza della Minerva, 42