The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is an ancient Catholic basilica that is considered to be the largest of the churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome. I
Built on a pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Cybele, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore was built in the mid-fourth century under the orders of Pope Liberius. According to legend, the Virgin appeared before the Pope with the instructions for building the church, and the shape of the floor was designed based on a miraculous snowfall.
There are beautiful mosaics from the medieval period and some Ionic columns from other ancient Roman buildings, as well as splendid fifth-century mosaics.
It had a lovely atmosphere.
Built on a pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Cybele, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore was built in the mid-fourth century under the orders of Pope Liberius. According to legend, the Virgin appeared before the Pope with the instructions for building the church, and the shape of the floor was designed based on a miraculous snowfall.
There are beautiful mosaics from the medieval period and some Ionic columns from other ancient Roman buildings, as well as splendid fifth-century mosaics.
It had a lovely atmosphere.
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