Santa Maria in Domnica
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The Minor Basilica of St. Mary in Domnica alla Navicella, or simply Santa Maria in Domnica or Santa Maria alla Navicella, is a Roman Catholic basilica in Rome, Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin M
Façade of Santa Maria in Domnica.
Fontana della Navicella
View of the nave towards apse
Apse mosaic (9th century) commissioned by Pope Paschal I
Pope Leo X
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Pope Leo X was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521.
Santa Maria in Domnica
…and refers to the sculpture of a Roman ship that has been in this location since ancient times, possibly as a votive offering at an ancient temple. Pope Leo X turned it into a fountain (Fontana della Navicella) in front of the church. The basilica was built in ancient times, close to the barracks of the Fifth…
Detail of the Portrait of Leo X (c. 1518–1520)
Raphael's Portrait of Leo X with his first cousins, the cardinals Giulio de' Medici (later Pope Clement VII) and Luigi de' Rossi (1518; Uffizi gallery, Florence).
Bulla Contra errores Martini Lutheri of 1521