Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Cerveteri) explained

Building Name:Church of Santa Maria Maggiore(Cerveteri)
Location:Cerveteri, Italy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Consecration Year:1000 ca. the first one, 1959 the second one
Groundbreaking:1000 ca. the first one, 1950 the second one
Year Completed:1000 ca. the first one, 1959 the second one
Website:Parrocchia Santa Maria Maggiore

The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is the main church of Cerveteri. It includes an ancient church and a new church, linked together.

It was originally built in the 700s, and was rebuilt c1100; it is the oldest cathedral in Tuscania.[1]

The church contains a Pietà which is believed to have been created by Perin del Vaga.[2]

See also

Santa Maria Maggiore, Tuscania

Notes and References

  1. https://www.italia.it/en/lazio/tuscania/church-places-of-worship/church-of-s-maria-maggiore Italia website, Church of S. Maria Maggiore
  2. https://www.smariamaggiorecerveteri.it/le-chiese/santa-maria-maggiore/ S Maria Maggiore Cerveteri website, Santa Maria Maggiore