Basilica Di Santa Maria Dei Servi
Santa Maria dei Servi is a Catholic basilica in Bologna, Italy.
It was founded in 1346, as the church of the Servite Community of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was designed by Padre Andrea da Faenza whose work can also be seen at the Basilica of San Petronio, also in Bologna. It was raised to the status of basilica by Pope Pius XII.
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