I-Basilica Santa maria Maggiore yenye yezona ziphambili kwiRoma. Emva koko ithathwa njengecawe edumileyo kwesi sixeko kwaye kwangaxeshanye ekuphela komntu ogcina imbonakalo yayo. Ukuba akukho mibuzo iphakama kunye nomqondo wamabinzana, igama elithi "Maggira" liguqulela kakhulu-"Mikhulu". Kwaye oku akuyongozi, kuba uSanta Maria Maggiore usenokubaluleka kwaye ubukhulu basemazileni zamaRoma, awakhelwe ngegama likaThixo, kwaye akukho baninzi kuzo, kodwa phantse bangamashumi asibhozo.
I-basilica yasungulwa kumaxesha amade kangangexesha elide-kunyaka wethu kunye notata we-Livoreria. Intsomi enomdla kakhulu, ixelela ngesigqibo sokwakha i-basilica. Nje ukuba utata ephupheni, kwaye kwangaxeshanye, umama kaThixo wabonakala kwigumbi elinye lamaRoma kwaye wayalela ukwakhiwa kwecawe kwindawo apho ikhephu litshone khona kusasa.
Ngentsasa elandelayo - kwaye yayisihlanu ka-Agasti kwaye utata osisityebi kunye notata waseRoma babona ikhephu ngasekupheleni kwenduli e-Eskivlin emva koko ngokukhawuleza wagqiba ukwakha. Ukususela ngelo xesha idlulileyo, kude kube namhlanje, owesihlanu ka-Agasti, onke amarhamente ale Chuni amkelwe kunye ne-petal emhlophe rose.
Ke ngoko, akukho nto imangalisayo kwinto yokuba i-basilica yaseSanta maria Maggira idla ngokubizwa ngokuba "nguThixo kamama ekhephu". Ungalibali xa uthandazela xa uthandane nobuhle obumangalisayo wenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithathu inkulungwane kaMoses, ibekwe ecaleni komnyango. Inikezelwe "kummangaliso ngekhephu."
Umnyango ophambili kwi-basilica wakhiwa eludongeni lwempuma lwesakhiwo, elikufuphi nesikwere sesikwere sikaMama omkhulu. Akukho mfihlakalo yokuba uninzi lwabafundi baseRoma ebomini njengoko bebenokwenziwa ukwenza le cawa izukileyo kakhulu - ihonjiswe kwaye igqibile.
Ngo-1377, i-basilica yayiqhotyoshelwe kwi-basilica (iimitha ezingama-75), kunye ne-facing entle ngoku nge-loggia kunye ne-portikik yakhiwa nge-1740. Kule logi ngokwayo, enamathele kodonga lokuqala oludala, i-Decor yokuqala kaMoses yenkulungwane yeshumi elinesine igcinwe.
Kwaye isilizi kunye neendonga zikaSanta Maria-Maggiore zihonjiswe ngeMosaics eyahlukileyo, zithetha ngokuzalwa kunye nobomi bukaKristu. Igcinwe kakuhle kwaye iTestamente Endala i-MASAIC, enxulumene (kunzima ukuyikholelwa!) Ngexesha lokwakhiwa kwenkulungwane yethu yeXesha lethu. Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba yeyona ibalulekileyo kuyo yonke iRoma.
Isiseko sabasilil sigutyungelwe ngegolide, sizisiwe ngenye i-Columbus evela eMelika, kwaye umhlaba wemabhule wenziwe ngamaplanga kwimibala eyahlukeneyo eyenza iimilo zejometri. Kodwa nangona kunjalo, olona thando lubaluleke kakhulu kwi-basilica luqwalaselwa - ninonge-Nurerie Krestu, ogcinwe ngokuqinileyo phantsi kwesibingelelo, ebhalwe ngumpostile uMateyu kunye ne-anyanisi ebalulekileyo yeNtombazana enguMariya, eyathathwa njenge Uhlonitshwa kakhulu - "usindiso lwabantu baseRoma".
I-basilica yahlulwe yangama-chapels ezintathu - i-Sicstinskaya enehombisi etyebileyo, iPoland - inobungozi ngakumbi kwaye isondele kwindawo yokuphuma kwaye isondele kakhulu nguMichelangelo. Kude kakhulu kwisibingelelo esikhulu yimyuziyam yembali yaseSanta maria-Maggiore ngokwayo kunye neKrisimesi base-Capella, ethatyathwa nguMagi ukuzalwa kukaYesu. Ngaphambi kokuba ungene kwi-basilica, kukho ikholamu yeshumi elinesihlanu enegama lentombi enguMariya.