Santa Maria Maggiore, Assisi

The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Italian: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore), also known as the Sanctuary of the Spoliation (Italian: Santuario della Spogliazione), is a Catholic church in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy.

The current structure dates from the 11th-12th centuries, although it was built on a pre-existing Early Christian church; the latter had been in turn erected above a Roman edifice, the so-called "Propertius' domus" or a temple dedicated to Apollo[1] or, according to the tradition, to Janus.

The entrance door is surmounted by an ogival arch and a rose window, dated 1163 and signed by one Johannes, identified by some with Giovanni da Gubbio, the architect of the present Assisi Cathedral.

The walls house fresco remains and paintings of the 14th-15th centuries, including a Pietà attributed to Tiberio d'Assisi and works by Pace di Bartolo.

Since 2019 the church has held the relics of the Blessed Carlo Acutis, making it a site of pilgrimage for many of the Catholic faithful.