Santa Maria delle Grazie, Romanesque basilica in Grado, Italy.

Santa Maria delle Grazie is a late 6th-century basilica built under Patriarch Elia on the Campo dei Patriarchi in Grado. Its square plan and elevation enclose three naves divided by two rows of five marble columns of differing origin. The central nave rises vertically, and the stone-and-brick facade has three doors and a three-light window. Inside, the right nave and part of the apse lie about a metre lower, with geometric mosaics and inscriptions from the earlier 5th-century church.

The basilica was built at the end of the 6th century on the orders of Patriarch Elia, who in the same years completed Sant'Eufemia and began the first church on Barbana. It stands on the site of an earlier basilica of the first half of the 5th century, perhaps commissioned by Bishop Chromatius. Alessandro Rimini's 1924 restoration exposed both phases: the altar and central nave at Elia's level, the right aisle and part of the apse about a metre lower, with geometric mosaics and inscriptions.

The wooden statue of the Madonna delle Grazie is the traditional focus of devotion for the people of Grado, and the church is still visited as a devotional destination. The building faces the Campo dei Patriarchi, near the baptistery and Sant'Eufemia, in the historic centre.

You can visit the church during daytime hours and explore the interior at your own pace. Hours of access may change depending on religious services or seasonal schedules.

The interior sits on two levels: the 1924 restoration by architect Alessandro Rimini exposed the earlier fifth-century floor about a metre below the Elia-era nave. The right aisle and part of the apse keep decorative mosaics with geometric motifs and inscriptions from that first building.