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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
(rear view)
Piazza dell'Esquilino with the apse area of
Santa Maria Maggiore
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Saint Mary Major is one of the only four that today
hold the title of major (papal) basilica. The other three are Saint John
Lateran, Saint Peter and Saint Paul outside the Walls. It was built
under Pope Sixtus III (432-440).
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