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St. Mary Major is the greatest of many churches dedicated to Our Lady; it is the only Roman basilica which, in spite of several additional decorations, has retained its original shape. It was built, as the legend goes, in 352 B.C. after an appearance of the Blessed Virgin. The basilica, also called "Liberiana", dates from the time of Pope Sixtus III(432-440).

2 posted on 08/02/2003 6:28:53 AM PDT by NYer (Laudate Dominum)
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" in 352 B.C. "??

352 A.D. maybe?
3 posted on 08/02/2003 6:43:03 AM PDT by narses ("The do-it-yourself Mass is ended. Go in peace" Francis Carindal Arinze of Nigeria)
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