René Ostberg
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Santa Maria Maggiore, one of four papal basilicas in Rome and the largest of the Marian churches (dedicated to the Virgin Mary) in the city. Founded in 432 ce, the basilica houses what is believed to be a relic of the manger in which the infant Jesus was laid in Bethlehem as well as the Marian icon…
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