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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.
The church has been built without pillars. It is ranked among the largest Christian worship places in Asia. Lincoln Cathedral: 5,000 (estimated) [63] 1185–1311 Lincoln, England United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) St. Mary's Church: 5,000 [citation needed] 155,000 [64] 1343–1502 Gdańsk Poland: Catholic Largest brick church in the world
Only the major basilicas may prefix their titles with the adjective sacrosancta (most holy). [7] St. John Lateran, also called the Lateran Basilica. Since it is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, in the tradition of the Catholic Church, it has claims as the Mother Church of the world.
It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), in 2005 his work on Sagrada Família was added to an existing (1984) UNESCO World Heritage Site, "Works of Antoni Gaudí". [5] On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica ...
Destroyed in World War II, today 60 metres tall tower 93.0 m (305 ft) Basilica of the Sacred Heart: 1970: Koekelberg Belgium 93.0 m (305 ft) Dijon Cathedral: 1393: Dijon France 92.9 m (305 ft) St Eusebius' Church: 1965: Arnhem Netherlands 92.9 m (305 ft) St. James' Cathedral: 1853: Toronto Canada 92.7 m (304 ft) Nicolaikirche: 1895: Lüneburg ...
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This includes all cathedrals (the seat of a bishop), basilicas, and other types of churches. It does not include temples of other religions, e.g. mosques, synagogues. It does include at least one building, Hagia Sophia, which was built as a church but currently operates as a mosque.
The following is a list of Basilicas in Rome. An ecclesiastical basilica is a Roman Catholic church building which has been granted special status by the Pope . There are 66 such churches in Rome , more than any other city, [ Note 1 ] and more than 125 of the 131 countries in the world that have basilicas.