The Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Galician: Basílica de Santa María a Maior de Pontevedra; Spanish: Santa María la Mayor) in Pontevedra, Spain, is a catholic church, dating from the 16th century, and consecrated as a basilica on January 10, 1962, by decree of Pope John XXIII.

Bienvenido a Santa María La Mayor, corazón espiritual del cristianismo y de la devoción mariana, una de las cuatro Basílicas Papales de Roma. Planifique su peregrinación o visita al Santuario Mariano más importante y antiguo de Occidente, que custodia el icono de la Salus Populi Romani y la Sagrada Cuna de Jesús.

Welcome to St Mary Major, the spiritual heart of Christianity and Marian devotion, one of the four Papal Basilicas in Rome. Plan your pilgrimage or visit to the most important and oldest Marian Shrine in the West, a shrine that houses the icon of the Salus Populi Romani and the Sacred Cradle of Jesus.

The basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor is one of the jewels in the crown of Galician Gothic architecture. It is a clear example of Spanish Elizabethan Gothic architecture. Built in the sixteenth century, by order of the Guild of fishermen. The architects of the building are Joao Noble and Cornelius de Holanda.

1. Apse 2. Nave 1 3. Nave 2 4. Baptistery 5. Borghese Chapel 6. Cesi Chapel 7. Exterior 8. Loggia

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Antes de partir para un viaje apostólico, el Papa Francisco acostumbra a dirigirse a la basílica de Santa María la Mayor para rezar ante el icono de María Salus populi Romani (salvación del pueblo romano), custodiada en la Capilla Paulina de la basílica.

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Galician: Basílica de Santa María a Maior de Pontevedra; Spanish: Santa María la Mayor) in Pontevedra, Spain, is a catholic church, dating from the 16th century, and consecrated as a basilica on January 10, 1962, by decree of Pope John XXIII.

Es la única de las basílicas mayores de Roma que ha logrado conservar su estructura original, aunque a lo largo del tiempo se han ido añadiendo algunas modificaciones.

Jan 17, 1991 · Basilika Santa Maria Maggiore (Deutsch) / Basílica de Santa María la Mayor (español) / Basilique Sainte-Marie-Majeure (français) / Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Italiano) / Bazylika Santa Maria Maggiore (polski) / Basílica de Santa Maria Maior (Português) / 聖母大殿 (正體中文) / サンタ・マリア・マッジョ一レ大聖 ...