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  2. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of "basilica" in architecture is discussed below; in the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical sense, a "basilica" is a title awarded by the pope, head of the Catholic Church, and recipient churches are accordingly afforded certain privileges.

  3. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the ...

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    The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, is a Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland.It was the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States after the nation's founding, and was among the first major religious buildings constructed therein after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

  4. Basilicas in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    St. Mary's Cathedral in Ernakulam, India is the Episcopal See of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The cathedral was elevated to the status of basilica by Pope Paul VI on 20 March 1974. [16] [17] St. George Forane Church in Angamaly, also of the Syro-Malabar rite, was raised to the status of basilica on 24 June 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. [18]

  5. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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    The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America [2] and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. [3] [4] [a] Its construction of Byzantine and Romanesque Revival architecture began on 23 September 1920.

  6. Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran - Wikipedia

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    The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (officially, the Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Cathedral of the Most Holy Saviour and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World, and commonly known as the Lateran Basilica or Saint John Lateran) [c] is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome in the city of Rome ...

  7. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis) - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski .

  8. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    This was followed by the first church in AD 829 and then in AD 899 by a pre-Romanesque church, ordered by king Alfonso III of León, [5] which caused the gradual development of this major place of pilgrimage. [6] In 997 the early church was reduced to ashes by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (938–1002), army commander of the caliph of Córdoba. St ...

  9. List of Catholic basilicas - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church.A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.. Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.