What is Santa Maria Maggiore?
[[File:Maggiore-obelisk.jpg|thumb|Rear view, with the Esquilinian Obelisk]] [[File:Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Roma.jpg|thumb|Santa Maria Maggiore, front view]] '''Santa Maria Maggiore''' is a [[church]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. It is also called '''Santa Maria della Neve''', '''Santa Maria ad praesepe''', or '''Basilica Liberii'''. It is located near the main railway station, [[Roma Termini railway station|Roma Termini]]. There are over 40 churches dedicated to [[Mary]] in Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore is the most important of these. The church was built in the 5th century. It is a [[basilica major]]. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Churches in Rome]] [[Category:1st millennium buildings and structures]] [[Category:5th century]]