Santa Maria - Definition and Overview

• Santa Maria in Italian/Portuguese/Spanish refers to Holy Mary or Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus)

• The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean

Places

Places named "Santa Maria" include:

• Santa Maria is an island in the Azores

• Santa Maria is a volcano in Guatemala

• Santa Maria is a city in the State of California in the United States of America
• Santa Maria, Texas

• Santa Maria Zobenigo or Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice, Italy

Brazil

• Santa Maria, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Maria das Barreiras, a city in the state of Pará
• Santa Maria da Boa Vista, a city in the state of Pernambuco
• Santa Maria do Cambucá, a city in the state of Pernambuco
• Santa Maria do Herval, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Maria de Itabira, a city in the state of Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria de Jetibá, a city in the state of Espírito Santo
• Santa Maria Madalena, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro
• Santa Maria do Oeste, a city in the state of Paraná
• Santa Maria do Pará, a city in the state of Pará
• Santa Maria do Salto, a city in the state of Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria da Serra, a city in the state of São Paulo
• Santa Maria do Suaçuí, a city in the state of Minas Gerais
• Santa Maria do Tocantins, a city in the state of Tocantins
• Santa Maria da Vitória, a city in the state of Bahia

Italy

• Santa Maria, a town on the island of Ponza

Portugal

• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Bragança in Portugal
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Celorico da Beira
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Covilhã
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Estremoz
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Lagos
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Manteigas
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Óbidos
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Odemira
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Serpa
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Tavira
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Torres Novas
• Santa Maria, a parish in the district of Trancoso