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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Grundriss_San_Lorenzo_in_Damaso%2C_Rom.png/330px-Grundriss_San_Lorenzo_in_Damaso%2C_Rom.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Grundriss_San_Lorenzo_in_Damaso%2C_Rom.png/440px-Grundriss_San_Lorenzo_in_Damaso%2C_Rom.png 2x" data-file-width="1587" data-file-height="2058" /></a><figcaption>Floorplan of <a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo_in_Damaso" title="San Lorenzo in Damaso">San Lorenzo in Damaso</a>, a basilica in Rome. It is built in the basilica style: a rectangular building with a <a href="/wiki/Nave" title="Nave">nave</a> flanked by longitudinal <a href="/wiki/Aisle" title="Aisle">aisles</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Basilicas</b> are <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Church_(building)" title="Church (building)">church buildings</a> that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a <a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">basilica</a> in the architectural sense (a rectangular building with a central nave flanked by two or more longitudinal aisles). Basilicas are either major basilicas, of which there are four, all in the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Rome" title="Diocese of Rome">Diocese of Rome</a>, or minor basilicas, of which there were 1,810 worldwide as of 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-GCatholic20192_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCatholic20192-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Numerous basilicas are notable <a href="/wiki/Shrine" title="Shrine">shrines</a>, often even receiving significant <a href="/wiki/Pilgrimage" title="Pilgrimage">pilgrimages</a>, especially among the many that were built above a <i>confessio</i> or the burial place of a martyr; although this term now usually designates a space before the high altar that is sunk lower than the main floor level (as in the case in St Peter's and St John Lateran in Rome) and that offer more immediate access to the burial places below. Some Catholic basilicas are <a href="/wiki/Christian_pilgrimage" title="Christian pilgrimage">Catholic pilgrimage</a> sites, receiving tens of millions of visitors per year.<sup id="cite_ref-Meera_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meera-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EWTN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EWTN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Churches designated as papal basilicas, in particular, possess a papal <a href="/wiki/Throne" title="Throne">throne</a> and a papal <a href="/wiki/High_altar" class="mw-redirect" title="High altar">high altar</a>, at which no one may celebrate <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a> without the pope's permission.<sup id="cite_ref-cathency_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cathency-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranking_of_churches">Ranking of churches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ranking of churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg/220px-Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg/330px-Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg/440px-Umbraculum_and_tintinnabulum_at_the_Batangas_City_Basilica_2023-04-05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Umbraculum" title="Umbraculum">Conopaeum</a> (left), <a href="/wiki/Tintinnabulum" title="Tintinnabulum">tintinnabulum</a> (right), and a papal chair (middle),<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the privileges granted to a basilica</figcaption></figure> <p>The papal or major basilicas outrank in precedence all other churches. Other rankings<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too vague attribution or weasel words. (August 2021)">which?</span></a></i>]</sup> put the cathedral (or co-cathedral) of a bishop ahead of all other churches in the same <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">diocese</a>, even if they have the title of minor basilica. If the cathedral is that of a <a href="/wiki/Suffragan_diocese" title="Suffragan diocese">suffragan diocese</a>, it yields precedence to the cathedral of the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_bishop" title="Metropolitan bishop"> metropolitan</a> see. The cathedral of a <a href="/wiki/Primate_(bishop)" title="Primate (bishop)">primate</a> is considered to rank higher than that of other metropolitan(s) in his circumscription (usually a present or historical state). Other classifications of churches include <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_church" title="Collegiate church"> collegiate churches</a>, which may or may not also be minor basilicas. </p><p>The distinction between major basilicas and minor basilicas appears to have arisen in the early 18th century. The earliest document that records the use of the term <i>major basilica</i> dates from 1727.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_and_papal_basilicas">Major and papal basilicas<span class="anchor" id="Major_and_papal_basilicas"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major and papal basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To the category <b>major basilica</b> belong only the four great churches of Rome, which among other distinctions have a special <a href="/wiki/Holy_door" title="Holy door">holy door</a> and to which a visit is always prescribed as one of the conditions for gaining the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Jubilee" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Jubilee">Roman Jubilee</a>. Only the major basilicas may prefix their titles with the adjective <i>sacrosancta</i> (most holy).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archbasilica_of_St._John_Lateran" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbasilica of St. John Lateran">St. John Lateran</a>, also called the Lateran Basilica. Since it is the cathedral of the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Rome" title="Diocese of Rome">Diocese of Rome</a>, in the tradition of the Catholic Church, it has claims as the <a href="/wiki/Mother_church#Catholic_Church" title="Mother church">Mother Church</a> of the world. For this reason, St John Lateran is the only church that is also known as an <b>archbasilica</b>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" title="St. Peter's Basilica">St. Peter's Basilica</a>, also called the Vatican Basilica, is a major pilgrimage site, built over the burial place of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Peter" title="Saint Peter">Peter the Apostle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside_the_Walls" title="Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls">St. Paul Outside the Walls</a>, also known as the Ostian Basilica because it is situated on the road that led to <a href="/wiki/Ostia_Antica" title="Ostia Antica">Ostia</a>, is built over the burial place of <a href="/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle" title="Paul the Apostle">Paul the Apostle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore">St. Mary Major</a>, also called the Liberian Basilica because the original building (not the present one) was attributed to <a href="/wiki/Pope_Liberius" title="Pope Liberius">Pope Liberius</a>, is the largest church in Rome dedicated to the <a href="/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary (mother of Jesus)">Virgin Mary</a>.</li></ul> <p>The four major basilicas, together with the minor basilica of <a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo_fuori_le_Mura" class="mw-redirect" title="San Lorenzo fuori le Mura">St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls</a>, were formerly known as <b>patriarchal basilicas</b> as they were associated with the five ancient <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarchal sees</a> of Christendom (see <a href="/wiki/Pentarchy" title="Pentarchy">Pentarchy</a>). Upon relinquishing the title of <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_of_the_West" title="Patriarch of the West">Patriarch of the West</a> in 2006, <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a> renamed these basilicas from <b>patriarchal basilicas</b> to <b>papal basilicas</b>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archbasilica_of_St._John_Lateran" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbasilica of St. John Lateran">St. John Lateran</a> was associated with the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Rome" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop of Rome">Bishop of Rome</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_of_the_West" title="Patriarch of the West">Patriarch of the West</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" title="St. Peter's Basilica">St. Peter's Basilica</a> was associated with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ecumenical_Patriarchs_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople">Patriarch of Constantinople</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside_the_Walls" title="Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls">St. Paul Outside the Walls</a> was associated with the <a href="/wiki/Latin_Patriarchate_of_Alexandria" title="Latin Patriarchate of Alexandria">Patriarch of Alexandria</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore">St. Mary Major</a> was associated with the <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_of_Antioch" title="Patriarch of Antioch">Patriarch of Antioch</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo_fuori_le_Mura" class="mw-redirect" title="San Lorenzo fuori le Mura">St. Lawrence Outside the Walls</a> was associated with the <a href="/wiki/Latin_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Patriarch of Jerusalem</a>.</li></ul> <p>Nominally, the respective patriarchs could avail of accommodation attached to the basilicas should they have business in Rome.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These assignments, however, are now purely historical. In some cases, more than one patriarch holds the title for the same patriarchate. For example, each of the Catholic patriarchs of the <a href="/wiki/Melkite_Catholic_Patriarchate_of_Antioch" title="Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch">Melkite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maronite_Catholic_Patriarchate_of_Antioch" title="Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch">Maronite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syriac_Catholic_Patriarchs_of_Antioch" class="mw-redirect" title="Syriac Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch">Syrian</a> rites holds the title of "Patriarch of Antioch". </p><p>All five papal basilicas belong also to the category <b><a href="/wiki/Seven_Pilgrim_Churches_of_Rome" title="Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome">Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome</a></b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery_of_major_basilicas">Gallery of major basilicas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery of major basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 215px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Archbasilica of St John Lateran 41°53′09″N 12°30′22″E / 41.88583°N 12.50611°E / 41.88583; 12.50611"><img alt="Archbasilica of St John Lateran 41°53′09″N 12°30′22″E / 41.88583°N 12.50611°E / 41.88583; 12.50611" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg/200px-San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg/300px-San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg/400px-San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8874" data-file-height="6651" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Archbasilica of St John Lateran<br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&params=41_53_09_N_12_30_22_E_type:landmark_region:IT-62"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°53′09″N</span> <span class="longitude">12°30′22″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.88583°N 12.50611°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.88583; 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12.45333</span></span></span></a></span></span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 215px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls 41°51′31″N 12°28′38″E / 41.85861°N 12.47722°E / 41.85861; 12.47722"><img alt="Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls 41°51′31″N 12°28′38″E / 41.85861°N 12.47722°E / 41.85861; 12.47722" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG/200px-Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG/300px-Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG/400px-Roma_San_Paolo_fuori_le_mura_BW_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2180" data-file-height="1518" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls<br /><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&params=41_51_31_N_12_28_38_E_type:landmark_region:IT-62"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°51′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">12°28′38″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.85861°N 12.47722°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.85861; 12.47722</span></span></span></a></span></span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 215px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of St Mary Major 41°53′51″N 12°29′55″E / 41.89750°N 12.49861°E / 41.89750; 12.49861"><img alt="Basilica of St Mary Major 41°53′51″N 12°29′55″E / 41.89750°N 12.49861°E / 41.89750; 12.49861" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg/200px-Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg/300px-Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg/400px-Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_-_Roma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6906" data-file-height="5358" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Basilica of St Mary Major<br /><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&params=41_53_51_N_12_29_55_E_type:landmark_region:IT-62"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°53′51″N</span> <span class="longitude">12°29′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.89750°N 12.49861°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.89750; 12.49861</span></span></span></a></span></span></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minor_basilicas">Minor basilicas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Minor basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Privilege_(canon_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Privilege (canon law)">privileges</a> attached to the status of minor basilica, which is conferred by <a href="/wiki/Papal_brief" title="Papal brief">papal brief</a>, include a certain precedence before other churches, the right of the <i><a href="/wiki/Umbraculum" title="Umbraculum">conopaeum</a></i> (a <a href="/wiki/Baldachin" title="Baldachin">baldachin</a> resembling an umbrella; also called <i>umbraculum</i>, <i>ombrellino</i>, <i>papilio</i>, <i>sinicchio</i>, etc.) and the bell (<i><a href="/wiki/Tintinnabulum" title="Tintinnabulum">tintinnabulum</a></i>), which are carried side by side in procession at the head of the clergy on state occasions, and the <a href="/wiki/Cappa_magna" class="mw-redirect" title="Cappa magna">cappa magna</a> which is worn by the <a href="/wiki/Canon_(priest)" class="mw-redirect" title="Canon (priest)">canons</a> or secular members of the <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_chapter" class="mw-redirect" title="Collegiate chapter">collegiate chapter</a> when assisting at the <a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Hours" title="Liturgy of the Hours">Divine Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cathency_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cathency-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the case of major basilicas these umbraculae are made of <a href="/wiki/Cloth_of_gold" title="Cloth of gold">cloth of gold</a> and red velvet, while those of minor basilicas are made of yellow and red silk – the colors traditionally associated with both the <a href="/wiki/Papal_See" class="mw-redirect" title="Papal See">Papal See</a> and the city of Rome. </p><p>Regarding <i>minor basilicas</i> the terms "papal minor basilica", "pontifical minor basilica" and "patriarchal minor basilica" are also in use. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg/220px-Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg/330px-Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg/440px-Stjohnminorbasilicaplaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Minor Basilica proclamation of the <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_Basilica_of_St._John_the_Baptist_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist (Savannah, Georgia)">St. John the Baptist Cathedral</a> in Savannah.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Papal_minor_basilicas">Papal minor basilicas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Papal minor basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are three <b>papal minor basilicas</b>, one in Rome, <a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo_fuori_le_Mura" class="mw-redirect" title="San Lorenzo fuori le Mura"> Basilica of St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls</a>, and two in <a href="/wiki/Assisi" title="Assisi">Assisi</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-imm_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imm-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> associated with <a href="/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi" title="Francis of Assisi">Francis of Assisi</a> situated in or near his home town. Architecturally, the Papal Basilica of St Francis of Assisi is an <a href="/wiki/Aisleless_church" title="Aisleless church">aisleless</a> nave with lateral chapels. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls, Rome"><img alt="Basilica of St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls, Rome" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg/200px-Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg/300px-Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg/400px-Basilica_of_Saint_Lawrence_outside_the_Walls.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5368" data-file-height="3428" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo_fuori_le_Mura" class="mw-redirect" title="San Lorenzo fuori le Mura">Basilica of St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls</a>, Rome</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, Assisi"><img alt="Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, Assisi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG/200px-Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG/300px-Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG/400px-Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3428" data-file-height="2286" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Francis_of_Assisi" title="Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi">Basilica of St Francis of Assisi</a>, Assisi</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St Mary of the Angels, Assisi"><img alt="St Mary of the Angels, Assisi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg/200px-Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg/300px-Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg/400px-Bazylika_Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_Asy%C5%BC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="949" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Papal_Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_of_the_Angels_in_Assisi" title="Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi">St Mary of the Angels</a>, Assisi</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pontifical_minor_basilicas">Pontifical minor basilicas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pontifical minor basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are five <b>pontifical minor basilicas</b> in the world (the word "pontifical" referring to the title "<a href="/wiki/Pontiff" title="Pontiff">pontiff</a>" of a bishop, and more particularly of the Bishop of Rome): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Virgin_of_the_Rosary_of_Pompei" title="Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei">Pontifical Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pompei" title="Pompei">Pompei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Nicola" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica di San Nicola">Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bari" title="Bari">Bari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Anthony_of_Padua" title="Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua">Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padua" title="Padua">Padua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_della_Santa_Casa" title="Basilica della Santa Casa">Pontifical Basilica of the Holy House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loreto,_Marche" title="Loreto, Marche">Loreto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Basilica_of_St._Michael,_Madrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Basilica of St. Michael, Madrid">Pontifical Basilica of St Michael</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pompei_duomo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pontifical Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary Pompei"><img alt="Pontifical Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary Pompei" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Pompei_duomo.jpg/200px-Pompei_duomo.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Pompei_duomo.jpg/300px-Pompei_duomo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Pompei_duomo.jpg/400px-Pompei_duomo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1851" data-file-height="1575" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Virgin_of_the_Rosary_of_Pompei" title="Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei">Pontifical Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Pompei" title="Pompei">Pompei</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas Bari"><img alt="Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas Bari" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg/200px-Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg/300px-Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg/400px-Bari_Basilica_San_Nicola.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Nicola" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica di San Nicola">Pontifical Basilica of St Nicholas</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Bari" title="Bari">Bari</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony Padua"><img alt="Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony Padua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg/200px-Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg/300px-Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg/400px-Veneto_Padova1_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Anthony_of_Padua" title="Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua">Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Padua" title="Padua">Padua</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pontifical Basilica of the Holy House Loreto"><img alt="Pontifical Basilica of the Holy House Loreto" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg/200px-Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg/300px-Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg/400px-Basilica_Pontificia_della_Santa_Casa_di_Loreto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2385" data-file-height="1930" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_della_Santa_Casa" title="Basilica della Santa Casa">Pontifical Basilica of the Holy House</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Loreto_(AN)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loreto (AN)">Loreto</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pontifical Basilica of St Michael Madrid"><img alt="Pontifical Basilica of St Michael Madrid" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg/150px-Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg/225px-Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg/300px-Bas%C3%ADlica_of_San_Miguel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bas%C3%ADlica_pontificia_de_San_Miguel" title="Basílica pontificia de San Miguel">Pontifical Basilica of St Michael</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patriarchal_minor_basilicas">Patriarchal minor basilicas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Patriarchal minor basilicas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The description <b>patriarchal</b> applies to two minor basilicas<sup id="cite_ref-imm_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imm-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> associated with archbishops who have the title of patriarch – the <a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica" title="St Mark's Basilica">Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of St Mark</a> in Venice and the <a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta,_Aquileia" title="Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia">Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia</a>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of St Mark in Venice"><img alt="Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of St Mark in Venice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg/200px-57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg/300px-57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg/400px-57VeneziaPzaSMarco.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica" title="St Mark's Basilica">Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of St Mark</a> in Venice</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_Patriarcale_(Aquileia)_-_Exterior.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia"><img alt="Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg/179px-Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg/269px-Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg/358px-Basilica_Patriarcale_%28Aquileia%29_-_Exterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5992" data-file-height="5192" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta,_Aquileia" title="Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia">Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia</a></div> </li> </ul> <p>Not all patriarchal cathedrals are minor basilicas. Notably, the <a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Cathedral" title="Lisbon Cathedral">Patriarchal Cathedral of St Mary Major</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, Portugal) and the <a href="/wiki/Se_Cathedral" title="Se Cathedral">Patriarchal Cathedral of Santa Catarina</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Old_Goa" title="Old Goa">Old Goa</a>, India) are not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basilicas_and_pilgrimages">Basilicas and pilgrimages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Basilicas and pilgrimages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%C5%81agiewniki,_Krak%C3%B3w,_Poland_-_panoramio_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/220px-%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/330px-%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/440px-%C5%81agiewniki%2C_Krak%C3%B3w%2C_Poland_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4664" data-file-height="3089" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_Sanctuary,_Krak%C3%B3w" title="Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków">Basilica of Divine Mercy</a>, constructed in 2002 in <a href="/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w" title="Kraków">Kraków</a>, Poland, received two million pilgrims in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Meera_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meera-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In recent times, the title of minor basilica has been attributed to important <a href="/wiki/Pilgrimage_church" title="Pilgrimage church">pilgrimage churches</a>. In 1999 Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Giogia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francesco Giogia (page does not exist)">Francesco Giogia</a> stated that the <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe">Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a> (constructed in the twentieth century) was the most visited Catholic shrine in the world, followed by <a href="/wiki/San_Giovanni_Rotondo" title="San Giovanni Rotondo">San Giovanni Rotondo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Aparecida" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida">Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida</a> in Brazil.<sup id="cite_ref-EWTN_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EWTN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Millions of pilgrims visit the shrines of <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes" title="Our Lady of Lourdes">Our Lady of Lourdes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima" class="mw-redirect" title="Our Lady of Fatima">Our Lady of Fatima</a>. Pilgrimage basilicas continue to attract well over 30 million pilgrims per year.<sup id="cite_ref-EWTN_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EWTN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ireland contains two pilgrimage basilicas: <a href="/wiki/Knock_Shrine" title="Knock Shrine">Knock Shrine</a> and <a href="/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Purgatory" title="St Patrick's Purgatory">St Patrick's Purgatory</a> (Lough Derg).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Every year, on 13 May and 13 October, the significant dates of the Fatima apparitions, pilgrims fill the country road that leads to the <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima">Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima</a> with crowds that approach one million on each day.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2009 the Basilica of <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe" title="Our Lady of Guadalupe">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a> set a new record with 6.1 million pilgrims during Friday and Saturday for the anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe.<sup id="cite_ref-Zenit2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zenit2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ecclesiastical_basilicas_by_region">Ecclesiastical basilicas by region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ecclesiastical basilicas by region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 31 December 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are 1,881 Roman Catholic churches that bear the title of basilica.<sup id="cite_ref-GCatholic2019_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCatholic2019-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:lcenter;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:200px;">Region </th> <th scope="col" style="width:150px;">Basilicas </th></tr> <tr> <td>West Europe </td> <td style="text-align: right;">1,116 </td></tr> <tr> <td>East Europe </td> <td style="text-align: right;">244 </td></tr> <tr> <td>North America </td> <td style="text-align: right;">152 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Central America </td> <td style="text-align: right;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South America </td> <td style="text-align: right;">240 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South and East Asia </td> <td style="text-align: right;">59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Central and Southwest Asia </td> <td style="text-align: right;">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oceania </td> <td style="text-align: right;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western and Northern Africa </td> <td style="text-align: right;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern and Central Africa </td> <td style="text-align: right;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Africa </td> <td style="text-align: right;">1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row">Total </th> <th style="text-align: right">1,881 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Syro-Malabar_Cathedral_Basilica,_Ernakulam" title="St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam">St. Mary's Cathedral</a> in Ernakulam, India is the Episcopal See of the <a href="/wiki/Syro-Malabar_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Syro-Malabar Catholic Church">Syro-Malabar Catholic Church</a>. The cathedral was elevated to the status of basilica by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI" title="Pope Paul VI">Pope Paul VI</a> on 20 March 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/St._George_Syro-Malabar_Basilica,_Angamaly" title="St. George Syro-Malabar Basilica, Angamaly">St. George Forane Church</a> in Angamaly, also of the Syro-Malabar rite, was raised to the status of basilica on 24 June 2009 by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 May 1997 <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> visited <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Lebanon" title="Our Lady of Lebanon">the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon</a> in Harissa, Lebanon. The basilica is under the <a href="/wiki/Maronite_Church" title="Maronite Church">Maronite Catholic Patriarchate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Basilica_and_National_Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Lebanon_(North_Jackson,_Ohio)" title="Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (North Jackson, Ohio)">Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon</a> in North Jackson, Ohio, US is under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Maronite_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Our_Lady_of_Lebanon_of_Los_Angeles" title="Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles">Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon</a>. The shrine was elevated to the status of a minor basilica by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a> on 8 July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery_of_minor_basilicas_around_the_world">Gallery of minor basilicas around the world</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery of minor basilicas around the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Le_sacre_coeur_(paris_-_france).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Montmartre, Paris"><img alt="Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is a minor basilica, but not an architectural basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg/150px-Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg/225px-Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg/300px-Le_sacre_coeur_%28paris_-_france%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris" title="Sacré-Cœur, Paris">Basilica of the Sacred Heart</a>, Montmartre, <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Koekelberg Basilica, Brussels"><img alt="Koekelberg Basilica, Brussels" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg/200px-Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg/300px-Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg/400px-Brussels_Koekelberg_Basilica.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3680" data-file-height="3544" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Koekelberg_Basilica" class="mw-redirect" title="Koekelberg Basilica">Koekelberg Basilica</a>, Brussels</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila, Philippines"><img alt="Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila, Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg/200px-Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg/300px-Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg/400px-Manila_Cathedral_2024-04-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Manila_Cathedral" title="Manila Cathedral">Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, Philippines</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Notre-Dame Basilica, in Montreal, Canada"><img alt="Notre-Dame Basilica, in Montreal, Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg/200px-Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg/300px-Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg/400px-Montreal_NDame1_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1818" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame_Basilica_(Montreal)" title="Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)">Notre-Dame Basilica</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of Saint Maternus, Walcourt is a Gothic basilica and medieval pilgrimage site."><img alt="Basilica of Saint Maternus, Walcourt is a Gothic basilica and medieval pilgrimage site." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG/133px-Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG" decoding="async" width="133" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG/200px-Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG/267px-Walcourtbasiliek_3-08-2009_17-00-33.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2019" data-file-height="3026" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Maternus" title="Basilica of Saint Maternus">Basilica of Saint Maternus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walcourt" title="Walcourt">Walcourt</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> basilica and medieval pilgrimage site.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Eixample, Barcelona"><img alt="Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona is a minor basilica of amazing beauty." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg/150px-SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg/225px-SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg/300px-SF_Pasi%C3%B3n_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3864" data-file-height="5152" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia" title="Sagrada Família">Basilica of the Sagrada Família</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eixample" title="Eixample">Eixample</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, MN. The first basilica established in the United States."><img alt="Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, MN. The first basilica established in the United States." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg/143px-St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg/214px-St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg/286px-St._Mary%27s_Basilica_from_Walker_Art_Center_2016-07-14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4515" data-file-height="6321" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_(Minneapolis)" title="Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis)">Basilica of Saint Mary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">MN</a>. The first basilica established in the United States.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception,_Washington.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. National and Patronal Church of Catholicism in the United States."><img alt="Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. National and Patronal Church of the United States." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg/188px-Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg/283px-Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg/377px-Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Washington.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2434" data-file-height="2584" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" title="Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception">Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> National and Patronal Church of Catholicism in the United States.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York, NY"><img alt="Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York, NY" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG/150px-Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG/225px-Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG/300px-Saint_Pats_Old_Cathedral_Manh_jeh.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3073" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Old_Cathedral" title="St. Patrick's Old Cathedral">Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">NY</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire"><img alt="Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg/200px-Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg/300px-Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg/400px-Notre_dame_de_la_paix_yamoussoukro_by_felix_krohn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2640" data-file-height="1980" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace_of_Yamoussoukro" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro">Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yamoussoukro" title="Yamoussoukro">Yamoussoukro</a>, <a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland,_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St. John's Cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands"><img alt="St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg/200px-De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg/300px-De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg/400px-De_grootste_kathedraal_van_Nederland%2C_de_Sint_Janskathedraal_in_%27s-Hertogenbosch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="778" data-file-height="476" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Cathedral_(%27s-Hertogenbosch)" title="St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch)">St. John's Cathedral</a> in <a href="/wiki/%27s-Hertogenbosch" title="'s-Hertogenbosch">'s-Hertogenbosch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Puducherry, India"><img alt="Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Puducherry, India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG/150px-Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG/225px-Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG/300px-Puducherry_Sacred_Heart_Cathedral_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus,_Pondicherry" title="Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry">Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basilicas_in_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_cathedrals_and_great_churches" title="Architecture of cathedrals and great churches">Architecture of cathedrals and great churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Marian_church_buildings" title="Catholic Marian church buildings">Catholic Marian church buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duomo" title="Duomo">Duomo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Catholic_basilicas" title="List of Catholic basilicas">List of Catholic basilicas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/bas.htm">"Basilicas in the World"</a>. <i>GCatholic.org</i>. 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 December</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=GCatholic.org&rft.atitle=Basilicas+in+the+World&rft.date=2019&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gcatholic.org%2Fchurches%2Fbas.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Meera-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Meera_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Meera_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Sacred Travels by Lester Meera 2011 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4405-2489-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-4405-2489-0">1-4405-2489-0</a> page 53</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EWTN-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EWTN_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EWTN_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EWTN_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ZSHRINE.HTM">"Eternal Word Television Network, Global Catholic Network"</a>. Ewtn.com. 13 June 1999<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 February</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Eternal+Word+Television+Network%2C+Global+Catholic+Network&rft.pub=Ewtn.com&rft.date=1999-06-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ewtn.com%2Flibrary%2FMARY%2FZSHRINE.HTM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cathency-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cathency_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cathency_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGietmann,_G.Thurston,_Herbert1913" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Gietmann, G. & Thurston, Herbert (1913). <span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Basilica"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Basilica">"Basilica" </a></span>. In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). <i><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia" title="Catholic Encyclopedia">Catholic Encyclopedia</a></i>. New York: Robert Appleton Company.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Basilica&rft.btitle=Catholic+Encyclopedia&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Robert+Appleton+Company&rft.date=1913&rft.au=Gietmann%2C+G.&rft.au=Thurston%2C+Herbert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEsconde2019" class="citation news cs1">Esconde, Ernie (12 December 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1088612">"Pope Francis declares Orani Church as 'Minor Basilica'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Philippine News Agency</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 May</span> 2023</span>. <q>He said that basilica symbols like the Papal chair, <a href="/wiki/Umbraculum" title="Umbraculum">umbrella</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tintinnabulum" title="Tintinnabulum">bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Vatican_City" title="Coat of arms of Vatican City">Vatican logo</a>, among others, can be seen in the altar.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Philippine+News+Agency&rft.atitle=Pope+Francis+declares+Orani+Church+as+%27Minor+Basilica%27&rft.date=2019-12-12&rft.aulast=Esconde&rft.aufirst=Ernie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pna.gov.ph%2Farticles%2F1088612&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Sergio Bianchi, <i>Le Basiliche Minori</i> (Rome: Marianum 1976), 2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Joachim Nabuco, Ius Pontificalium: Introductio in Cæremoniale Episcoporum (Paris: Desclée & Socii, 1956), 232.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dictionnaire de droit canonique, vol. 2, s.v. "basilique," p. 242 (1937).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gcatholic.org/basilicas/book.htm">"Book on Basilicas"</a>. <i>www.gcatholic.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 July</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.gcatholic.org&rft.atitle=Book+on+Basilicas&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gcatholic.org%2Fbasilicas%2Fbook.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-imm-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-imm_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-imm_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The title of minor basilicas was first attributed to the church of <a href="/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Nicola_a_Tolentino" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica di San Nicola a Tolentino">San Nicola di Tolentino</a> in 1783. Older minor basilicas are referred to as <i>"immemorial basilica"</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loughderg.org/heritage/st-patricks-basilica/">"St.Patrick's Basilica"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=St.Patrick%27s+Basilica&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loughderg.org%2Fheritage%2Fst-patricks-basilica%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABasilicas+in+the+Catholic+Church" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://roaringwaterjournal.com/tag/knock-basilica/">"Knock Basilica"</a>. <i>Roaringwater Journal</i>. 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