Events for Saturday 9th November 2024 |
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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica |
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Starts | 12:00 | Ends | 21:00 | ||||
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InformationThe land on which the Basilica is built was donated by the Laterani family to Pope Sylvester I in 324. The Basilica is the episcopal seat of the pope, as bishop of Rome, and is considered to be the mother and head of all churches in the world. The Emperor Constantine built the Basilica many years after the acquisition of the land. The Lateran Basilica was the site of five councils, and the residence of the pope from the 4th century until the move to Avignon in 1309. It is dedicated to the Saviour and to John the Baptist.
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