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The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita was founded in the 13th century. The current building is however a baroque reconstruction of the late 17th century. Its oratori is famous for the 16th century statues it contains.

The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a basilica belonging to the Dominican. It was built between 1492 and 1493 and is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the fresco of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci which is located in the refectory of the convent.

The church was established in the 12th century but gained its modern style in 1880. The church still retains its original entranceway. It was custom for sailors arriving at La Coruña to visit this church immediately upon arrival to give thanks for their safe return.

Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella is a church founded in 1342 in the Forcella quarter of Naples.

The Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli stands on the hill of the Campidoglio. The church, whose original name was Santa Maria in Capitolio, was part of the complex of buildings of a monastery that had settled on the Capitoline hill while the rest of the ancient Roman buildings was in ruins.

Santa Maria in Provenzano was built between 1595 and 1604 in the Mannerist style. The church has an important role in the Palio de Siena (horse race) because it houses the image of Our Lady of Provenzano in whose honour the famous race is held every year on July 2.

The Basilica of S. Maria in Trastevere, is supposedly the first official place of Christian worship built in Rome and certainly the first dedicated to the cult of the Virgin. According to the legend, the church was built in 340 on the oratory founded by Pope Callixtus I in the 3rd century, when Christianity had not yet spread.

The church of Santa María de La Antigua dates back to the 12th century, the Romanesque tower and portico on the north side, are testimony of this early structure. The rest was built later on (until the 20th century) in a Gothic and neo-Gothic style.

Santa María la Blanca is a temple built in 1180 as a synagogue. After functioning as such for 211 years, it was expropriated and converted into a church following the pogrom of 1391. It currently belongs to the Catholic Church. but no worship is practiced there. It is open to the public and functions as a museum.

The Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore or "Liberian Basilica" (of Pope Liberius), is one of the four papal basilicas of Rome, located at the top of the Esquiline Hill, at the top of the Cispio, between Mount Rione and the Esquiline. This basilica has the peculiarity of having preserved the primitive structure of early Christianity, although enriched by successive additions.