Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the largest Marian church in Rome

6 September 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

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The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (English: Basilica of Saint Mary Major), or church of Santa Maria Maggiore, is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome. Other churches in Rome dedicated to Mary include Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, and Santa Maria sopra Minerva, but the greater size of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major justifies the adjective by which it is distinguished from the other 25.   read more…

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