Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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Basilica church building Catholic church Major basilica Marian shrine Papal basilica

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas, renowned for its early Christian origins, rich Marian devotion, and remarkable collection of mosaics and relics.

Aliases (8)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Basilica church building → Catholic church → Major basilica → Marian shrine → Papal basilica →
alsoKnownAs	Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore → Saint Mary of the Snows → Santa Maria Maggiore →
associatedWithEvent	Council of Ephesus affirmation of Mary as Theotokos →
consecrationCentury	5th century →
country	Italy →
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
foundedInCentury	5th century →
governingBody	Holy See →
hasArtwork	5th-century nave mosaics → Apse mosaics → Cosmatesque floor → Icon of Salus Populi Romani → Triumphal arch mosaics →
hasFeature	Bell tower → Coffered ceiling → Crypt of the Nativity → Marian chapels → Multiple chapels →
hasRelic	Fragments of the manger of Jesus → Relics of Saint Eusebius → Relics of Saint Gaudentius → Relics of Saint Jerome → Relics of Saint Matthias → Relics of the Holy Crib →
heritageStatus	Part of the Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site →
jurisdiction	Diocese of Rome →
knownFor	Collection of mosaics → Early Christian origins → Relics → Rich Marian devotion →
liturgicalFunction	Papal basilica with special ceremonial privileges →
locatedIn	Esquilino Hill → Lazio → Rome →
oneOf	Four major papal basilicas in Rome →
otherMajorPapalBasilica	Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran → Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls → St. Peter’s Basilica →
pilgrimageSiteFor	Catholic pilgrims → Marian devotees →
style	Baroque architecture → Early Christian architecture → Romanesque architecture →
tradition	Dedicated to the Virgin Mary →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Camillo Borghese ("Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)") → Pauline Bonaparte ("Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome") → Pope Pius V → Sixtus V ("Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore") →	burialPlace
Basilica of Saint Mary Major ("Santa Maria Maggiore") → Basilica of Saint Mary Major ("Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore") →	alsoKnownAs
Pope Paul V ("Cappella Paolina in Santa Maria Maggiore") →	commissioned
Rome →	contains
Pantheon ("Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs") →	currentName
Pope Paul V ("Basilica of St. Mary Major (monuments)") →	honoredIn
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls →	otherMajorBasilica