Santa Maria dell'Itria

Santa Maria dell'Itria (or Madonna dell'Idria etc) is derived from Santa Maria dell Odigitria, referring to the Marian iconic veneration of the originally Byzantine Virgin Hodegetria. There are a number of churches in Italy with this name, including:

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