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• Major basilica — (Latin: Basilica maior, Basilicae maiores in plural) is the title given to the four highest ranking Catholic churches[1]: St. Peter s Basilica, St. John Lateran, Saint Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore). All of them are …   Wikipedia

• Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore — For other uses, see Santa Maria Maggiore (disambiguation). Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore (Italian) Basilica Sanctae Mariae Maioris (Latin) …   Wikipedia

• Basilica — The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà , Royal Stoa ), was originally used to describe a Roman public building (as in Greece, mainly a tribunal), usually located in the forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public… …   Wikipedia

• Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls — Papal basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Façade of the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Basic information Location Rome Geographic coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Basilica of St. John Lateran — Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Iohannes Baptistae et Evangelistae in Laterano Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater et caput Facade of the Basilica of St. John Lateran Basic information… …   Wikipedia

• Basilica — • The term can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Basilica     Basilica      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Basilica of Saint Peter —     Basilica of St. Peter     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Basilica of St. Peter     TOPOGRAPHY     The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — View of the east side of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basic information Location 400 Michigan Ave NE …   Wikipedia

• Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan — Basílica de Zapopan. The Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan (Spanish: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Zapopan) and the abbey of Our Lady of Expectation of Zapopan are a Franciscan sanctuary built in the heart of Zapopan in the state of Jalisco, México …   Wikipedia

• Basilica of San Isidoro — Basilica of San Isidoro. The Basilica of San Isidoro is a church in León, Spain, located on the site of an ancient Roman temple. Its Christian roots can be traced back to the early 10th century when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was… …   Wikipedia

• Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne — Basilica of Notre Dame The Basilica of Notre Dame de Boulogne is a minor basilica located in Boulogne sur Mer in the Pas de Calais département of northern France. The basilica was built between 1827 and 1875 on the site of Boulogne s medieval… …   Wikipedia