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  Arounder: Roma: Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria Maggiore is a patriarchal basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Maria Maggiore was built in 431 A.D. and the apse was rebuilt in the 13th century.  The basilica is rich in works of art, among them the frescos by Guido Reni (1575 - 1642) and the coffered ceiling by Giuliano Giamberti, called Giuliano da Sangallo (1443 - 1516).
Under the altar is a crypt containing the remains of St. Matthais, who was the Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.  In front of the confessional, which holds the relics of the Nativity, is a kneeling statue of Pope Pius IX.
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  Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and used for Christian liturgy.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore — also known as the Basilica di Santa Maria della Neve and Basilica Liberiana in the Italian language and Saint Mary Major Basilica in the English language — is one of five churches considered to be the great ancient basilicas of Rome in Italy.
The current archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is Bernard Cardinal Law, former prelate of the Archdiocese of Boston in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore   (977 words)

  
 Fullscreen QTVR - Santa Maria Maggiore
Maria Maggiore was built in 431 A.D. and the apse was rebuilt in the 13th century.
S. Maria Maggiore was built in 431 A.D. and the apse was rebuilt in the 13th century.
Santa Maria Maggiore has a Sistine Chapel, although not to be confused with the famed Sistine Chapel which is located at the Vatican.
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ROSMT2b: Facade of Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere--detail of mosaic of virgin saints surrounding the Virgin Mary
ROSMT3: Fresco of the Annunciation in the narthex of Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere
ROSMT9: Santa Maria in Trastevere, apse mosaic of the Coronation of the Virgin
www.holycross.edu /departments/visarts/projects/kempe/pilgrimage/chr_stmarymaj.htm   (1287 words)

  
 Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Piazza del Popolo og Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria Maggiore - én af Roms ældste basilikaer - er ifølge den såkaldte snelegende.
Om natten fortalte Jomfru Maria dem i drømme om at bygge en kirke, hvor der faldt sne i løbet af natten.
Det er den eneste kirke i Rom, hvor der har væres messe hver dag siden det 6.
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 THE LIBRARY OF THE MONASTERY OF SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
AT THE VILLA D'ESTE AND THE PAPYRI OF THE CHURCHES OF TIVOLI
In the archive of Santa Maria Maggiore was preserved the complete official parchment codex of the Statutes of the city of Tivoli of 1305 "penes notarium comunis vel ad Sanctam Mariam Maiorem de Tybure" which is of exceptional historical importance.
Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, Governor of the town of Tivoli, was given accommodation in the part of the monastery of Santa Maria Maggiore allocated to this purpose.
Following the suppression of ecclesiastical institutions, the present Biblioteca Comunale can boast of an ancient collection, enriched, in 1870, by the manuscripts and parchment codexes from the monastery of Santa Maria Maggiore: for example, it is from there that the parchment codex of Gregorian chant of the 14th or 15th century comes.
www.museolibroantico.com /en.santa_maria.html   (755 words)

  
 Assisi Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Assisi OnLine ® Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Assisi Umbria Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Although Santa Maria Maggiore had lost its status of cathedral, the nearby bishop's palace where St Francis renounced his earthly wealth continued to be used as such.
• The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli
• Perugino exhibition and the Porziuncola chapel in Santa Maria degli Angeli - Assisi
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Santa Maria Maggiore celebrates the event every August 5 with a showering of flower petals inside the basilica.
Santa Maria Maggiore as we see it today took shape in 432, when Pope Sixtus III (432-40) decided to build a new and more magnificent structure near (if not on) the site of Liberius' former Marian church.
In fact, some of Santa Maria Maggiore's marble columns came from the Juno Lucina temple, which was located, according to archeological findings, about 300 meters from the basilica's present site.
www.ewtn.com /library/CHRIST/MAGGIORE.TXT   (1329 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
From public domain photos compiled by Chuck Barth of the nave of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
As archpriest the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Bernard Cardinal Law had the honors of presiding over one of nine official masses of mourning after the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
In the late 20th century, and especially at the turn of the 21st, the Catholic Church in several countries was confronted with a series of allegations concerning sexual abuse of children under the legal age of consent ¹ by Catholic clergy and religious.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Basilica-di-Santa-Maria-Maggiore   (3203 words)

  
 VRX Studios - Rome
The octagonal fountain in the historic Piazza Santa Maria di Trastevere is a remnant of ancient Rome.
This Romanesque church, Santa Maria di Trastevere, built around 350 AD, is one of the oldest churches in Rome and is said to be the first church to have been dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Built by Pope Liberius in 358 and rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III between 432 and 440, the elaborately and beautifully decorated Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome's four major basilicas.
www.greatcitiesofeurope.com /rome/tours.asp   (917 words)

  
 Santa Maria Maggiore Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore seen from the air.
The facade of Santa Maria Maggiore seen from the Via Merulana to the south.
The rear facade of Santa Maria Maggiore with the obelisk behind the apse erected in 1587 by Sixtus V.
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 Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christianity, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest and most important place of worship dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
After the Avignon papacy formally ended and the popes reclaimed the title of Bishop of Rome, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore became a temporary Palace of the Popes.
Exseminarians Profile of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (http://www.exseminarians.com/rome/Churches/marymajor.htm)
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 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Our Lady of the Snows
It is possible, of course, to approach Santa Maria Maggiore with the air of the believer who nevertheless wishes to separate legend from reality.
The original name was Santa Maria ad Nives, "Our Lady of the Snows," because according to the legend, a wealthy and pious Roman was told in a dream to build a church in honor of Our Lady.
At this time, another title was added to the name of the Basilica of "Our Lady of the Snows"; it became also "Santa Maria ad Praesepe" (St. Mary of the Crib) because, according to tradition, it possessed the manger from the stable at Bethlehem.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=2982   (823 words)

  
 SILVER HOTELS COLLECTION - 4 star Hotel in Rome - Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
SILVER HOTELS COLLECTION - 4 star Hotel in Rome - Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the largest and most beautiful churches in Rome, dating back to 432 during the Papacy of Pope Sixtus III.
Its origins, however, are due to Pope Liberius, who built the once called, Liberian Basilica, to commemorate the said appartion of the Blessed Virgin Mary to a Roman aristocrat and his wife.
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 santa maria della salute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Santa Maria della Salute Church: As you stare up at the soaring dome of this magnificent basilica, remember that it owes its existence to plague-ridden fleas.
The church of Santa Maria della Salute is a case in point...
The Church of Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, one...
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 Santa Maria City In Brazil - Santa Maria Direct   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Santa Maria (Brazil) Santa Maria (Brazil), city in southern Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul State, at the southern foot of the Serra Geral near...
Santa Maria (Brazil), city in southern Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul State, at the southern foot of the Serra Geral near the Jacuí River valley.
Santa Maria Santa Maria, city in south Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul State near the Jacuí River valley.
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 Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
Santa Maria Maggiore was first built in 350 by the Pope Liberius.
One of the seven principal churches of Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore enjoys the same extraterritoriality as San Giovanni in Laterano, San Pietro in Vaticano and San Paolo fuori le mura.
The Romanesque bell-tower of Santa Maria Maggiore (south side of the church) is the highest in Rome at 75m and also dates from the 14th century.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome-144659/Things_To_Do-Rome-Santa_Maria_Maggiore-BR-1.html   (1332 words)

  
 Hotel Santa Prassede, just opposite the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Santa Prassede, official site.
Hotel Santa Prassede, just opposite the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The hotel Santa Prassede is situated in the centre of Rome, a few minutes by foot from the Termini station and just opposite the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The Hotel Villa Morgagni is an elegant Liberty Villa built at the beginning of the 19th century and recently refurbished to unite warm hospitality with a tasteful ambience, a mixture which has created an exclusive atmosphere and refined hospitality.
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 Santa Maria Maggiore - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
The hotel is set near Termini station and the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
This charming fully refurbished Hotel is located in Rome old town, near the Termini Train Station, Santa Maria Maggiore s Basilica,...
The hotel is in front of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and is within walking distance of the Colosseum and...
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 Santa Maria Maggiore Maggiore Church Rome - Park Hotel dei Massimi
Of all the great Roman Churches and basilicas the Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore has the most successful blend of different architectural styles.
From the 5th century come the biblical scenes in the nave and the spectacular mosaics on the triumphal arch.
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is also famous for its' excesses and instigated some violent demonstrations by the protestants who vehemently opposed the decoration of the entire ceiling with gold leaf when thousands were starving...
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 Rome
Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterno
Above are two of the four major basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore and St. John in Laterno.
Sopra sono due dei quatttro cattedrale principali a Roma, Santa Maria Maggiore e st John in Laterno.
www.evergreen.loyola.edu /~slenzo/rome3.htm   (182 words)

  
 Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Churches of Rome Italy Full Screen Panorama from panoramas.dk
The miracle did happen and Santa Maria Maggiore was built.
The basilica is also known as Basilica Liberiana after the founder, Santa Maria ad Praesepem (because the relics of the Infant Jesus’ cradle are treasured there), Santa Maria Maggiore (because it excels among all Roman basilicas consecrated to the Blessed Virgin) and Santa Maria della Neve, Our Lady of the Snow, after the miracle.
The original basilica was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin after the Council of Ephesus, which proclaimed her Mother of God.
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 Santa Maria Maggiore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The area of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore consists of two squares: Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore and Piazza Esquilino, and the initial part of the streets which meet at the two squares.
Via di Santa Prassede: pedestrian crossing close to Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore; one side of Via di Santa Prassede lacks tactile signals;
Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, Via Gioberti, one side of Via Gioberti lacks tactile signals; after crossing Via Esquilina, a guided tactile path leads to a tactile map situated along the Basilica wall.
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Begun in the 10th century in Romanesque style, S. Maria Maggiore was almost completely rebuilt in Gothic style at the end of the 13th century.
The two episodes from the Story of King Herod, painted in the style of Spinello Aretino in the Cappella Maggiore, are particularly fine.
In the left chapel is a relief in gilded wood of a Madonna and Child, while in the right aisle is a notework altar on wich is a painting of Santa Rita by the contemporary artist Primo Conti.
www.arca.net /db/chiese/maggiore.htm   (287 words)

  
 Pictures and Postcards from Rome, Italy - Romania Web Collection
Santa Maria Maggiore basilica was founded in about AD 420, the fourth church of Rome, it is the largest dedicated to the Virgin.
Famous for its spectacular mosaics and a blend of architectural styles ranging from Early Christian to late Baroque.
The column in Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore came from the Basilica of Constantine.
www.aboutromania.com /rome6.html   (79 words)

  
 Establishment of the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome by GRÜNEWALD, Matthias
Establishment of the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome by GRÜNEWALD, Matthias
Establishment of the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Next day the Esquiline hill was covered by snow and it became the site of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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 Giovanni Battista Falda / Fontana nella Piazza della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Fountain in the Piazza of the ...
Giovanni Battista Falda / Fontana nella Piazza della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Fountain in the Piazza of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore), pl. 9 from the series Le Fontane di Rome (Fountains of Rome) / 1691
Fontana nella Piazza della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Fountain in the Piazza of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore), pl. 9 from the series Le Fontane di Rome (Fountains of Rome)
Title: Fontana nella Piazza della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore (Fountain in the Piazza of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore), pl. 9 from the series Le Fontane di Rome (Fountains of Rome)
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 Dartmouth Foreign Programs in Rome 2003
Diocletian’s masterpiece of a bathhouse was turned into a church, Santa Maria Degli Angeli, in the 16th century by none other than the great Michelangelo.
The main bathing room, the frigidarium, became the main nave of the church, the altar is in the old swimming pool, and the entrance vestibule to the church once contained the warm room, the tepidarium.
The interior of the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza
www.dartmouth.edu /~classics/rome2003/updates/week7_8/nov5.html   (603 words)

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