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The term basilica can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status. Both senses will be treated in this article ... "Basilica" in the architectural sense ... The dark, narrow temple was entirely unsuited for the holding of the Christianchurch services. These services, which began with the Last...
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The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà , Royal Stoa , the tribunal of a king), was originally used to describe a Roman public building (as in Greece, mainly a tribunal), usua...
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A basilica is a title given to a church by the Roman Catholic Pope that is similar to the British monarch bestowing the title of knight to a person. A basilica is designated as holy and has a direct connection to the Roman Catholic Pope in ...
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The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A Traditional church with a modern message. ... The Basilica of Saint Mary is a community rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ. As the Co-Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, it is our mandate to model, to inspire and to:
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1. an early Christian or medieval church of the type built esp. in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. ... basilica (Thesaurus)
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Not sure what makes a church a basilica, we go there -- mostly because it represents dryness on a rainy day. But, were it not for what was to come, this could have been the highlight of the trip. ... I recognize him from the wedding at the basilica in town. The old brown glove he's wearing doesn't match his tuxedo,
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America's Church: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Hardcover) ... As Tucker makes clear, the Shrine really is "America's Church" -- it exists because of the ordinary Catholic men, women and children who contributed to it over the years. In telling their story, Tucker furnishes us with more than...
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You're quite right though about the Holy Door business; that's a feature of St. Pete's, but no, it's hardly what makes the church a basilica...
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