Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Cerveteri)

Church building in Cerveteri, Italy

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore(Cerveteri)

Religion
Affiliation| Roman Catholic
Year consecrated| 1000 ca. the first one, 1959 the second one
Location
Location| Cerveteri, Italy
Architecture
Groundbreaking| 1000 ca. the first one, 1950 the second one
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]

## References

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1. ^ Italia website, Church of S. Maria Maggiore
2. ^ S Maria Maggiore Cerveteri website, Santa Maria Maggiore

## See also

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Santa Maria Maggiore, Tuscania

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