The
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (;
'Basilica of Saint Mary Major', ), or church of
Santa Maria Maggiore, is a Papal
major basilica and the largest
Catholic Marian church in Rome, Italy, from which size it receives the appellation "major". The Basilica is located at 34 Piazza del Esquilino, some five blocks southwest of
Stazione Termini.