Santa Maria Maggiore, called the ''basilica vetus'' (old basilica) or ''basilica minor'' (minor basilica), was a church in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, established in 313, which served as
co-cathedral alongside
Santa Tecla until it was torn down after 1386 to make room for
the modern cathedral. It served as the winter cathedral, while Santa Tecla was that of the summer.
See also
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Early Christian churches in Milan
Early Christian churches in Milan are the first churches built immediately after the Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense) in February 313, issued by Constantine the Great and Licinius, which granted tolerance and religious liberty to Christianit ...
313 establishments
Basilica churches in Milan
4th-century establishments in Italy
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