Basilica Of Santa Maria Maggiore

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the four major papal basilicas in Rome, Italy, and is the largest Marian church in the city. It enshrines the venerated image of Salus Populi Romani, a depiction of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the health and protector of the Roman people, and has a status similar to an embassy due to a treaty between the Holy See and Italy. The basilica is named after a legend that says a Roman patrician and his wife built it on the Esquiline Hill after praying to the Virgin Mary and witnessing a miraculous snowfall on the site, which is now celebrated as the feast day of the basilica.learn more on wikipedia