Liberian basilica
noun
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, said to have been founded by Liberius.
- The church was rebuilt in the mid 5th cent. by Pope Sixtus III, when it was given its current name of Santa Maria Maggiore; no remains of the original church have been found and its exact location is unknown..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Britton (1771–1857), antiquary and topographer.