Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Rome, Italy
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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is a Roman Catholic papal basilica in Rome, Italy, and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of the city. Regarded as the largest Marian church in Rome and the first Marian sanctuary, it is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Snow. It stands in Piazza dell'Esquilino, houses the venerated icon Salus Populi Romani and the holy crib of the Child Jesus, and is in the Renaissance style attributed to Ferdinando Fuga. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- Built
- Type
- major basilica, shrine of Our Lady, ecclesiastical district
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Italian national heritage
- Height
- 75 m
- Place
- Rome, Italy
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