The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as o
The statue of Saint Paul in front of the portico
An 18th-century engraving of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
Ruins of the Basilica after the fire of 1823
Exterior Holy Door by Enrico Manfrini (2000)
The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, also informally known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, is a Roman Catholic Papal Basilica and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. The largest Mar
Façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore facing the Piazza
The Blessed Virgin Mary overlooking Pope Liberius scrapes the outline of the foundation of the basilica into the snow. By Italian artist Masolino da Panicale, circa 15th century, Museo di Capodimonte.
The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, by Giovanni Paolo Panini
One of the earliest photographs of Santa Maria Maggiore, taken by French photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey in 1842