Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Cerveteri)

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore(Cerveteri)
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore(Cerveteri) ;
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	1000 ca. the first one, 1959 the second one
Location
Location	Cerveteri, Italy
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1000 ca. the first one, 1950 the second one
Completed	1000 ca. the first one, 1959 the second one
Website
	Parrocchia Santa Maria Maggiore

The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is the main church of Cerveteri. It includes an ancient church and a new church, linked together.

It was originally built in the 700s, and was rebuilt c1100; it is the oldest cathedral in Tuscania.^[1]

The church contains a Pietà which is believed to have been created by Perin del Vaga.^[2]

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