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Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore

The basilica was formed by the union of the pre-existing Church of San Lorenzo (330 A.D.) and the Church of the Blessed Virgin (432 – 440 A.D.). One of them has a women’s gallery, and the ciborium, carved by Roman marble workers in 1148, is still visible. This is the most ancient artwork of this kind. Architect: The first basilica was built under Constantine. Pelagius II erected the second one, and Honorius III (1216) incorporated the two churches into a single basilica.


Qui Presso A Te

Il testo e la melodia sono solitamente attribuiti ad un autore anonimo del XIX secolo. Ma, anche se non vi sono riscontri oggettivi a livello testuale, vi è anche chi attribuisce il brano a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, partendo dai moduli musicali e stilistici che si ricollegano a quelli del compositore austriaco.