Our Lady of the Snows

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Our Lady of the Snows is a Marian title associated with the Virgin Mary, traditionally linked to a miraculous midsummer snowfall in Rome that led to the founding of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marian title
commemoratedOn 5 August
devotionOriginatedInCentury 4th century (traditional dating)
hasAlternativeName Madonna della Neve NERFINISHED
Our Lady of the Snow NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedRite annual dropping of white petals in Santa Maria Maggiore on 5 August
hasCategory Catholic devotions
Christian legends
Titles of Mary NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInfluence naming of parishes and schools in various countries
hasDevotionType Marian devotion
hasFeastDay Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major NERFINISHED
hasFeastDayIn Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasIconographicTheme Virgin Mary associated with snow or snowfall
hasLanguageForm Italian: Madonna della Neve NERFINISHED
Latin: Sancta Maria ad Nives NERFINISHED
hasLiturgicalRankOnFeast optional memorial in the Roman Rite (post–Vatican II calendar)
hasPatronage places with cold climates
snow-related occupations in some local devotions
hasTheme Mary’s guidance in choosing a sacred site
divine intervention through a natural sign (snowfall)
inspiredConstructionOf Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED
inspiredDedicationOf numerous churches worldwide
inspiredShrine National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWithChurch Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWithCity Rome NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWithEvent miraculous midsummer snowfall on the Esquiline Hill in Rome
isAssociatedWithPlace Esquiline Hill NERFINISHED
isConnectedTo legend of the foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore
isPatronOf Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED
linkedToLegendOf miraculous snowfall indicating the site for a Marian basilica
linkedToPerson Pope Liberius NERFINISHED
a Roman patrician traditionally named John
the patrician’s wife
refersTo Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Mary of the Snows hasAlternativeName Our Lady of the Snows
Our Lady usedAsQualifierIn Our Lady of the Snows
Santa Maria dei Monti, Rome dedicatedTo Our Lady of the Snows
Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy patronSaint Our Lady of the Snows
subject surface form: Torre Annunziata
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Snow