Thus the phrase or its abbreviation can be found on many Renaissance-era churches and other buildings, especially over sarcophagi, particularly in Italy.
Maxïmo Park | Máximo González | Gloria in excelsis Deo | The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | Ramesh Deo | Maximo Yabes | Máximo Inocencio | Maximo Inocencio | Máximo Gómez | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Istinite priče I deo | Gloria in Excelsis Deo | Baljit Singh Deo |
The chapel contains a plaque with the acronym DOM, which stands for Deo optimo maximo ("To God, the best and greatest"), a term initially used to refer to the pagan god Jupiter, but claimed by later Christians.