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Basilica of Saint Mary Major
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November 27, 2021
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Legend tells us that the rich Roman patrician Giovanni and his wife, having no children, decided to dedicate a church to the Virgin Mary, who appeared to them in a dream one night in August 352 AD.
In the dream, Our Lady informed them that a miracle would show them the place to build the church.
•November 27, 2021
Hiking
Legend tells us that the wealthy Roman patrician Giovanni and his wife, having no children, decided to dedicate a church to the Virgin Mary, who appeared to them in a dream one night in August 352 AD.
In the dream, Our Lady informed them that a miracle would show them where to build the church.
•May 3, 2023
Hiking
Between 1670 and 1676, Carlo Rainaldi redesigned the apse in its current forms, inside there are important works of art. On the walls of the central nave, above the entablature, are mosaic panels dating from the fifth century.
The ceiling dates back to the time of Alexander VI Borja (1492-1503) and, according to tradition, it was gilded with the first shipment of American gold, a gift from Isabella of Spain.
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