Memorie sacre delle sette chiese di Roma
| Name of text: | Memorie sacre delle sette chiese di Roma |
| Author of text: | Giovanni Severano |
| Date of text: | 1630 |
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| Name of structure in text: | S. Maria Maggiore |
| Type of structure in text: | Church |
| Date of structure in text | 432 |
| Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
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| Country in text: | Italy |
| Region in text: | Lazio |
| City in text: | Rome |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: | Walls, apse, facade |
| Description of mosaic in text: | Sixtus III [432-44] adorned with many figures of mosaic, including the histories of the Old Testament, life of Virgin Mary. p. 691 Gregory III [731-741] arranged for candles on columns, in order to light the mosaics. p. 692 Nicholas IV [1288-1296] restored and decorated the tribune with mosaics, and there is also an inscription in mosaic. pp. 695-696 Also at this time the facade on the outside of the church was decorated with mosaic by Giacomo and Pietro, cardinals of the House of Colonna. p. 698 Cardinal Pietro Colonna and his brother had adorned the tribune and facade of the church with mosaic. p. 743. |
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| Bibliography: | Severano, Giovanni, Memorie Sacre delle Sette Chiese di Roma (Rome: Giocomo Mascadi, 1630), vol. 1, pp. 691, 692, 695-6, 698, 734. |
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| Comments: | Book available online. |