Confessio of Santa Maria Maggiore
E577549
The Confessio of Santa Maria Maggiore is a richly decorated subterranean chapel beneath Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, venerated as the site where relics associated with the manger of the infant Jesus are preserved and displayed.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
confessio
ⓘ
subterranean chapel ⓘ |
| accessedBy | staircases from the nave of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Diocese of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriarchal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRelicsOf |
Holy Crib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
manger of the infant Jesus ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Marian pilgrimage destination in Rome
ⓘ
major Roman Catholic shrine connected to the Nativity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar for the relics of the manger
ⓘ
display case for the Holy Crib relics ⓘ gilded ornament ⓘ marble revetment ⓘ rich decoration ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ steps descending from the main church ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
place of veneration ⓘ reliquary chapel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin name used in liturgical and ecclesiastical contexts ⓘ |
| heritageContext | historic interior of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Eucharistic celebrations
ⓘ
prayer and private devotion ⓘ |
| locatedBeneath | high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| location | Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Chapter of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ worshippers ⓘ |
| partOf | Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
site associated with the Nativity of Jesus
ⓘ
site associated with the manger of the infant Jesus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.