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The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (English: Basilica of Saint Mary Major Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae Maioris) or church of Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome Italy.Other churches in Rome dedicated to Mary include Santa Maria in Trastevere Santa Maria in Aracoeli and Santa Maria sopra Minerva but the greater size of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major justifies the adjective by which it is distinguished from the other 25.According to the 1929 Lateran Treaty the basilica located in Italian territory is owned by the Holy See and enjoys extraterritorial status similar to that of foreign embassies.
