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The Basilica Of Santa Maria Maggiori On The Esquiline Hill In Rome Italy Editorial Photo


The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiori on the Esquiline Hill in Rome Italy Editorial Stock Photo
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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiori on the Esquiline Hill in Rome Italy #94681339
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The Basilica is sometimes referred to as Our Lady of the Snows, a name given to it in the Roman Missal from 1568 to 1969 in connection with the liturgical feast of the anniversary of its dedication on 5 August, a feast that was then denominated Dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Nives Dedication of Saint Mary of the Snows. This name for the basilica had become popular in the 14th century. in connection with a legend that the 1911 Catholic Encyclopedia reports thus: `During the pontificate of Liberius, the Roman patrician John and his wife, who were without heirs, made a vow to donate their possessions to the Virgin Mary. They prayed that she might make known to them how they were to dispose of their property in her honour. On 5 August, at the height of the Roman summer, snow fell during the night on the summit of the Esquiline Hill. In obedience to a vision of the Virgin Mary which they had the same night, the couple built a basilica in honour of Mary on the very spot which was covered with snow.

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