Madonna of the Snow

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Madonna of the Snow

Madonna in the snow

Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore
Rome, Rome 00185

There is nothing better than a good Roman legend and this one has it all: a dreaming Pope, a snow storm in the summer and Virgin Mary instructing someone to build a church. On this date every year, the legend of two people dreaming about a church being built on the site of a snow storm comes to life. Santa Maria Maggiore is the church and is one of the finest cathredrals in the city - how much you believe of the snowy legend is up to you.

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