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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

largest Catholic Marian church in Rome
Organization major_basilica Q186282
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Summary

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is a major basilica[1]. It draws 12,124 Wikipedia views per month (major basilica category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Rose[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rome[5]
  • Country: Italy[6]
  • Instance of: papal basilica[7], ecclesiastical district[8], shrine of Our Lady[9]
  • Architect: Ferdinando Fuga[10]
  • Founder: Sixtus III[11]
  • Architectural style: Renaissance architecture[12]
  • Location: Monti[13]
  • Part of: historic centre of Rome[14], Properties of the Holy See[15], Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome[16]
  • Commons category: Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)[17]
  • Has part(s): Q119449419[18], Cappella Sforza[19]
  • Inception: January 17, 401[20]
  • Diocese: Diocese of Rome[21]
  • Dedicated to: Mary[22]
  • Official website: https://www.basilicasantamariamaggiore.va/it.html[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)[24]
  • Commons gallery: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome)[25]
  • Described at URL: http://dati.beniculturali.it/iccd/schede/resource/CulturalInstituteOrSite/S015318_Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore[26]
  • Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[27]
  • Heritage designation: Italian national heritage[28], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[29]
  • Commons Institution page: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore[30]
  • Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Santa Maria Maggiore[31]
  • Length: 92 m[32]
  • Height: 75 m[33]

Why It Matters

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore receive?

Honors received include Golden Rose[3].

Related Entities

Clement VIII Gian Lorenzo Bernini Italy Mary Nicholas IV Paul V Pius V Pope Francis Santa Maria Maggiore Sixtus III

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . catalogo.beniculturali.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . catalogo.beniculturali.it. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . catalogo.beniculturali.it. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q294376
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 107750
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  3. 19w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → Italy
    Width → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}
    Christian liturgical rite → Roman Rite
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14483: b/basilica-de-santa-maria-la-mayor, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290443873|Basílica de Santa María la Mayor (#290443873)]] in [[:toollab"
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