SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE: THE MOST ANCIENT BASILICA DEDICATED TO THE MOTHER OF GOD

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Amid the scorching August heat, a place in Rome appeared covered in snow... This is how legend describes the origin of the most famous basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built to commemorate the Council of Ephesus (431 A.D.), which proclaimed Mary as the Mother of God. Here, you can also find the Salus Populi Romani, one of the most venerated Marian icons in Rome.