Saints celebrated on the 13th of May
THE DEDICATION OF "SANTA MARIA ROTONDA"
At Rome, in the time of the emperor Phocas, the dedication of the church of Saint Mary of the Martyrs, formerly a temple of all the gods, called Pantheon, which was purified and dedicated by the blessed Pope Boniface IV to the honour of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and of all the martyrs.
(From the Roman Martyrology, 1914)
[This Basilica is called Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres or Basilica of St Mary and the Martyrs, also known as Santa Maria Rotonda.]
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