Santa Maria Maggiore, Trento

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The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is an important place of worship in the city of Trento, and the site of the Third Session of the Council of Trent. It was built by Antonio Medaglia on the model of the basilica of Sant'Andrea in Mantua, at the wish of the Prince-Archbishop Bernardo Clesio.Annali, overo croniche di Trento cive historie contenenti le prodezze de duci Trentini, li origine della citta di Trento ... gli accrescimenti fatti del cardinale Bernardo Clesio. - Trento, Zanetto 1648 p.390 In November 1973 Pope Paul VI accorded it the status of minor cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia

type: church
date from: 1520
official website: https://www.comune.trento.it/Aree-tematiche/Turismo/Visitare/Chiese/Basilica-di-Santa-Maria-Maggiore|Santa

Source: en.wikipedia.org