Santa Maria in Cosmedin

Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin
Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin
Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin (Italian) Santa Maria de Schola Graeca (Latin)
	Restored medieval façade of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, with original bell tower.
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	41°53′17″N 12°28′54″E / 41.88806°N 12.48167°E
Location	Piazza della Bocca della Verità 18, Rome
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Greek-Melkite Rite, Latin Rite
Website	https://cosmedin.org/
History
Status	Minor basilica,; titular church; national church
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	Romanesque
Groundbreaking	c. 550
Completed	1123
Specifications
Length	40 metres (130 ft)
Width	20 metres (66 ft)
Nave width	10 metres (33 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Msgr. Antonio Riccardo Menegaldo

The Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin; Latin: Santa Maria de Schola Graeca) is a minor basilican church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is located in the rione (neighborhood) of Ripa. Constructed first in the sixth century as a diaconia (deaconry) in an area of the city populated by Greek immigrants, it celebrated Eastern rites and currently serves the Melkite Greek Catholic community of Rome. The church was expanded in the eighth century and renovated in the twelfth century, when a campanile (bell tower) was added. A Baroque facade and interior refurbishment of 1718 were removed in 1894-99; the exterior was restored to twelfth-century form, while the architecture of the interior recalls the eighth century with twelfth-century furnishings. The narthex of the church contains the famous Bocca della Verità sculpture.