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Minor basilicas. The privileges attached to the status of minor basilica, which is conferred by papal brief, include a certain precedence before other churches, the right of the conopaeum (a baldachin resembling an umbrella; also called umbraculum, ombrellino, papilio, sinicchio, etc.) and the bell (tintinnabulum), which are carried side by side in procession at the head of the clergy on state ...
- List of Catholic Basilicas
Today only four, all in the Diocese of Rome, are classified...
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In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica was a large public...
- List of Catholic Basilicas
Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka. Basilica of St. Joseph, Alameda. Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville. Basilica of St. Louis, King of France. Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia) Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Atlanta)
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The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa, May 11, 1956 ( A.A.S ., 49 [1957], 196-97). An imposing church built by the pioneers of this small but still principally Catholic rural ...
These may be honored by the Supreme Pontiff with the title of minor basilica, thereby signifying their particular link with the Roman Church and the Supreme Pontiff. Norms concerning minor basilicas were established after the Second Vatican Council in the Decree Domus Dei promulgated on July 6, 1968 by the Sacred Congregation for Rites ( Acta ...
The Manila Cathedral was built in the Latin cross (cruciform) layout. Its northwest façade, which is built in the Neo-Romanesque architecture style, is a replica of the façade of the previous cathedral, along with statues of famous saints sculpted in Roman travertine stone. Several of the artworks inside the basilica were made by Italian artists.
