Marian apparition · Rome, Italy
Our Lady of the Snows
Tradition tells that Mary asked for a church to be built where snow would fall in the heat of August. Snow covered the summit of the Esquiline Hill, and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore — one of the oldest churches dedicated to Mary in the West — was raised on the spot.
- Where
- Rome, Italy
- Years
- 352 (tradition)
- Seers
- Pope Liberius and the Roman patrician John
- The Church
- Tradition — A long tradition of the Church, without a formal judgement
- Shrine
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
- Feast
- 5 August
- Address
- Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Rome, Italy
Holy places nearby
298 Catholic churches within 3 km. See them on the map
Saints buried here
- Saint Pius V16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer · Feast 30 April
- Saint Praxedessaint · Feast 21 July
- Saint Zoe of Romemartyr saint · Feast 5 July
Further away
- Basilica di Santa Maria MaggioreBasilica · Rome, Italy · same place
- Santa PrassedeBasilica · Rome, Italy · same place
- Santa PudenzianaBasilica · Rome, Italy · 0.3 km
- San Martino ai MontiBasilica · Rome, Italy · 0.3 km
- San Pietro in VincoliBasilica · Rome, Italy · 0.6 km
- Tomb of Saint Woman with seven sonsSaint’s tomb · Rome, Italy · 0.6 km
- Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei MartiriBasilica · Rome, Italy · 0.6 km
- Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro PretorioBasilica · Rome, Italy · 0.7 km
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