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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: St. Mary Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Saint Mary Major, in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the five great ancient basilicas of Rome, Italy.
		Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church and 4th century translator of the Vulgate Bible into Latin, is buried in the Bethlehem crypt, built to resemble the cave of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
		Mary Major (In Italian: Maria Maggiore) is one of the four major basilicas in Rome, and the largest church in the world dedicated to Our Lady.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/St.-Mary-Major (596 words)

	Mary Gardens
		The truth of Mary's divine maternity was represented visually to the faithful, for their instruction and meditation, in images of the Virgin and Child, notably in the mosaics of the Church of St.
		St. Rose of Lima tended her garden for religious purposes; but it is not clear that it was a Mary Garden or that she regarded the flowers in it as formal symbols of our Lady, although this has been stated in some accounts of her life.
		Meditating on flowers as symbols of the immaculateness of Mary's purity, the beauty of her holiness, and the splendor of her heavenly glory, we are moved to give glory to God as the soul of Mary magnified the Lord.
	www.mgardens.org /JS-MG-TME.html (3828 words)

	St.Mary of Perpetual Help - Chicago, IL
		Mary made her opinion of this situation known by appearing to the Roman in a series of visions.
		The daughter announced that Mary had commanded that the painting be placed in a church between St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran—a church called St. Matthew’s.
		When they told Pope Pius that it was Mary’s own wish that she be enshrined between St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran—where the Church of St. Alphonsus now stood—the pope immediately commanded the return of the painting.
	www.stmaryofperpetualhelp.com /icon.html (1064 words)

	ST. SIXTUS III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Council of Ephesus precipitated a spontaneous outburst of devotion to Mary.
		St. Sixtus celebrated the council by rebuilding the old basilica of Pope Liberius and decorating it with magnificent mosaics picturing the childhood of Jesus and the life of Mary.
		Not only did he redecorate St. Mary Major but he obtained from Emperor Valentinian III a golden image adorned with jewels on which the twelve apostles were represented.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp44.htm (357 words)

	Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 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 or the Liberian Basilica in the English language — is an ancient Catholic basilica of Rome.
		It is one of the four major basilicas, and one of the five Patriarchal basilicas associated with the Pentarchy: St.
		The name of the church reflects two ideas of greatness, both that of a major basilica as opposed to a minor basilica and also that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as the true Mother of God.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore (1387 words)

	Sixtus V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The roads radiated out from St. Mary Major, which was taken as the central point because the Peretti family home stood nearby.
		The most important street was the one that ran from St. Mary Major to Trinità dei Monti and thence to the northern gate of Rome, Porta del Popolo, where most pilgrims entered the city.
		The pope's last efforts were devoted to preparing his own tomb, in the Sistine Chapel of St. Mary Major (not to be confused with that of St. Peter's, which was built by Sixtus IV).
	www.inforoma.it /feature.php?lookup=sixtusv (374 words)

	St. Mary Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Saint Mary Major, in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the five great ancient basilica s of Rome, Italy.
		Legend claims that the plan of the church was outlined by a miraculous snowfall on August the 5th 358.
		It is traditional that the pope leads a mass here on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, every August 15th.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-St._Mary_Major.html (564 words)

	St mary major - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Raccolta - Devout Visits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		St. George in Velabro, and the church of Jesus and Mary.
		St. Mary in Domnica, called the Church of the Navicella, and St. Gregory, on the Celian.
		St. Peter, on the Vatican, and St. Mary Major.
	members.aol.com /liturgialatina/raccolta/visits.htm (1092 words)

	Mary in Christian Tradition: the Scripture
		During the intellectual visions of the summer of 1720, Mary showed Paul the habit of mourning and penance and the sign he and his companions were to wear, and explained the meaning of the habit in terms of their mourning for the Passion and Death of Jesus.
		In September, 1721 when he was refused audience with the Pope, Paul went immediately to the Church of St. Mary Major, and in the Borghese Chapel made a vow to promote devotion to the Passion of Christ in the hearts of the faithful.
		Mary -- always associated with the person and work of her Son, continued to give her maternal presence and intercession to the Congregation.
	www.cptryon.org /compassion/mary/stpaulc.html (748 words)

	Rome
		Mary Major or Santa Maria Maggiore was built 432-40, one of the greatest of the Early Christian basilicas of Rome.
		For the three major Feast Days of the Virgin, the Annunciation (March 25) Assumption (August 15) and her Nativity (September 8) Sta Maria Maggiore was the site of Rome's Stational Liturgy (see Stations).
		Among the other relics, the church possessed the mantle of the Virgin Mary with which she wrapped the infant Christ in the manger, the cradle of Christ, the stole of St. Jerome, and the arm of St. Thomas of Canterbury.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/visarts/projects/kempe/pilgrimage/chr_stmarymaj.htm (1287 words)

	St. Louis Review Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Their time spent at the basilicas of St. Peter’s, St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside the Wall and St. John Lateran was part of their required every fifth-year "ad limina" visit to the Vatican.
		The first St. Peter’s was built by the emperor Constantine in the fourth century over the tomb of St. Peter; the current version was begun in the early 16th century and completed in the mid-17th.
		John O’Brien, a seminarian from St. Louis studying in Rome, was the lector.
	www.stlouisreview.com /article.php?id=7466 (1256 words)

	Basilica of St. Mary Major, Rome
		The Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) is one of the five great ancient basilicas of Rome, Italy.
		Mary Major is the only Roman basilica which, in spite of several sizeable additions, has retained the core of its original structure largely intact, despite being damaged in the earthquake of 1348.
		Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church and 4th century author of the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible, is buried in the Bethlehem crypt, built to resemble the cave of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /italy/rome-basilica-st-mary-major.htm (538 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : August 05, 2005 : Dedication of St. Mary Major
		According to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to two faithful Roman Christians, the patrician John and his wife, as well as to Pope Liberius (352-366), asking that a church be built in her honor on the site where snow would fall on the night of August 4-5.
		Under Pope Sixtus III (432-440) the basilica was rebuilt, and upon the occasion of the definition of Mary's divine Motherhood by the Council of Ephesus, consecrated to her honor (432).
		When his uncle, King St. Edwin of Northumbria, was killed in battle against pagan King Penda of Mercia and Welsh King Cadwallon in 633, Oswald assembled an army and in 634 defeated a superior force under Cadwallon, who was killed in a battle near Hexham, and Oswald became King of Northumbria.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-08-05 (1613 words)

	August/September Issue Feature six 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome
		Pope Sixtus III (432-440) fulfilled Pope Liberius' dream and built a church in honor of Mary, whom the council of Ephesus in 431 declared to be the Theotokas, the Mother of God.
		Mary's is one of the four major basilicas of Rome along with St. Peter's, St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside-the-Walls.
	www.consecration.com /AS03Feat6.html (293 words)

	St. Mary Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The original basilica was founded about 360 by Pope Liberius, on the site of an early apparition ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary, to a patrician and his wife.
		Legendclaims that the plan of the church was outlined by a miraculous snowfall on August the 5th 358.
		In the Pauline chapel is the famous icon of the Virgin Mary known as Salus PopuliRomani, or Health of the Roman People, due to a miracle in which the icon helped keep plague from the city.
	www.therfcc.org /st.-mary-major-67809.html (389 words)

	Shrines of Italy
		Visit three of Rome’s major basilicas including St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin; St. John in Lateran, the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377; and St. Paul Outside the Walls which contains the remains of St. Paul under its main altar.
		You then proceed to St. John in Lateran, the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377.
		Mary of the Angels Basilica is where St. Francis spent most of his life.
	www.escortedcollettetours.com /europe/shrinesofitaly.html (1196 words)

	St. Mary's Healthcare - Major Gift Opportunities
		The future for the patients who rely on St. Maryâs Hospital is bright, but there is much to accomplish if we are to continue to provide them the very best healthcare.
		Mary's Hospital is a not-for-profit community asset governed by an extraordinary group of volunteers.
		Mary's is a direct source of jobs for over 2,000 people and an indirect source of jobs for thousands of others.
	www.stmarygj.com /about/foundation/major_gifts.htm (806 words)

	Mariology - Official RC Position on the Person and Work of the Virgin Mary
		Mary is Queen of Apostles because by herself she routed all the heresies.
		Mary is Queen of Apostles because she is mother of grace and channel of mercy.
		Mary was indeed a virgin in fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy that Christ would be born of a virgin (Isa.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jbeard/bdm/Cults/Catholicism/mary.htm (3433 words)

	Home Page
		Formerly a school for girls established by the Episcopal nuns of the Community of St. Mary, St. Mary’s Sewanee is an Episcopal Center for individual and group retreats, conferences, and spiritual growth programs.
		Mary's Sewanee is an ideal place for relaxation, reflection, prayer, renewal and inspiration.
		Major highways, health facilities, and markets are nearby, as are the vast resources of the University of the South and the School of Theology.
	www.stmarysretreat.org (188 words)

	Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
		VATICAN CITY, AUGUST 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The patriarchal basilica of St. Mary Major will be "inundated" with white petals on Tuesday, August 5, solemn feast of St. Mary of the Snows.
		A century later, the Council of Ephesus (431) declared Mary Most Holy Mother of God, and Pope Sixtus III ordered that the basilica be constructed in her honor.
		Mary Major is also known as the Liberian Basilica, named after Pope Liberius, as well as the Spanish Basilica, because the gold-covered roof was a fruit of the Spanish conquest of America.
	www.zenit.org /english/visualizza.phtml?sid=39741 (329 words)

	St. Mary's College of Maryland Economics Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Graduates of St. Mary’s leave with the education, experience, and ambition to begin professional careers in any number of fields or to pursue further study.
		Having developed the skills necessary to succeed in today's world, St. Mary’s graduates realize that their educational experience is just part of a lifelong learning process.
		Mary’s graduates holding Economics degrees have gone on to a variety of fields.
	www.smcm.edu /Academics/HSS/econ/econ-major.htm (154 words)

	Dedication of St. Mary Major Basilica - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
		Rededicated at that time to the Mother of God, St. Mary Major is the largest church in the world honoring God through Mary.
		Mary Major is one of the four Roman basilicas known as patriarchal cathedrals in memory of the first centers of the Church.
		John Lateran represents Rome, the See of Peter; St. Paul Outside the Walls, the See of Alexandria, allegedly the see presided over by Mark; St. Peter’s, the See of Constantinople; and St. Mary’s, the See of Antioch, where Mary is supposed to have spent most of her life.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1098 (501 words)

	GENUKI/Devon: Exeter St. Mary Major
		Mary Major's Church, in the Cathedral yard, is a very ancient fabric, especially the tower, which is of Saxon origin.
		The nave is separated from the chancel by a handsomely carved rood screen; and the front of the gallery is ornamented with round-headed arches, and a row of figures angels, andc.
		A large parish in the old walled City of Exeter, between the West Gate and the Cathedral Close, its population in 1801 was 2,135.
	genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/Exeter/StMaryMajor (353 words)

	Italy and Medjugorje (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In Medjugorje, where the Blessed Virgin Mary has been appearing to six visionaries since 1981, walk the very path where the first encounter occurred and pray before the "Blue Cross," a place of great healing at the base of Apparition Hill.
		Behold the unsurpassed beauty of three of Rome's major basilicas: St. Peter's, St. Mary Major and St. John in Lateran.
		Celebrate morning Mass at St. James Church, the focal point of prayer and gathering for the parishioners and pilgrims.
	www.escorteditalytours.com /villas/italyandmedjugorje.htm (1162 words)

	Making Music at St. Mary Major; the Becket Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is fitting that St. Mary Major, the oldest church in the West dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, built to celebrate the Council of Ephesus' proclamation of Mary as "Mother of God," should lead Romans through their spiritual preparations.
		An appreciative gesture toward the fine composers of St. Peter's came with the performance of "Rorate Coeli" by Domenico Bartelucci, former choirmaster of the basilica at the Vatican.
		Arnolfo was commissioned by Pope Nicholas IV to restore the ancient oratory of the Crib, a small chapel to the right of the main altar where the relic of the Crib had been kept for centuries.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-religion/1541440/posts (1271 words)

	St. Luke
		Many with Origen, Eusebius, and St. Jerome say that when St. Paul speaks of his own gospel[11] he means that of St. Luke, though the passage may be understood simply of the gospel which St. Paul preached.
		It is only in the Gospel of St. Luke that we have a full account of several particulate relating to the Annunciation of the mystery of the Incarnation to the Blessed Virgin, her visit to St. Elizabeth, the parable of the prodigal son, and many other most remarkable points.
		The bones of St. Luke were translated from Patras in Achaia in 357 by order of the Emperor Constantius, and deposited in the Church of the Apostles at Constantinople,[21] together with those of St. Andrew and St. Timothy.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/STLUKE.htm (1288 words)

	St.Mary Major Rome Italy Hotels Room St.Mary Major Rome
		The church of St.Mary Major in Rome was built, according to the tradition, after the apparition of the Madonna in dream to Pope Liberio.
		For this, since the era of its foundation, the Basilica of St.Mary Major is also called "Basilica Liberiana" or "Santa Maria della Neve" (Santa Maria of the Snow).
		The basilica of St.Mary Major is developed on three bays, divided by columns with ionic column capitals for a length of more than 85 metres up to the apse reworked by Pope Nicolò IV between 1288 and 1292.
	www.romaviva.com /Santa-Maria-Maggiore/st-mary-major.htm (244 words)

	Cooke in Va
		Maclin, Colonel, Edmund Wilkins, Lieut Colonel & Turner Bynum, Major, are recommended to the Governor in Council as proper persons to act as Field Officers of the Militia of this County.
		Smelt, Mary 1-7-1784; 3-11-1784; W.B. 3/152 Mentions: Husband: James Smelt Sons: John Glenn, William Glenn Daughters: Ann Bacon, Sarah Newbill Relationship of following not stated: Tyree Glenn (son of Jeremiah Glenn) and Ann, his wife Executors: John Glenn, William Glenn (son) Witnesses: Franqua (her X mark) Cooke, Samuel Estes, Archibald Lester.
		Mordecai Cooke And eldest daughter of Francis and Mary Whiting Who was born in the Parish of Ware On the Seventeeth of Decr Anno 1713 And died the 8th day of December 1762 in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection To Eternal Life Which God grant her for her Blessed Redeember's Sake Amen.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~dubbie/cooke/cooke.html (4604 words)

	Our Mother of Perpetual Help
		The fact that the original icon was not lost and that St. Alphonsus church was midway between St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran must have caused bedlam at that community recreation as the Redemptorists put the pieces of the mystery together.
		It was then placed in the Church of St. Mary of Posterula, where it was hung in a side chapel and was all but forgotten for almost 40 years.
		The miraculous portrait is till enthroned on an altar in the Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome.
	www.marys-touch.com /history/olhelp.htm (4402 words)

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