There are parishes that have the name Santa Maria Maior (first part, Portuguese meaning Saint Mary:
Read more about Santa Maria Maior: In Portugal, Europe, In The Madeira Islands, Africa
Famous quotes containing the words santa and/or maria:
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”
—Shirley Temple Black (b. 1928)
“Not since Moses has anyone seen a mountain so greatly.”
—Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926)