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Bishop Dominic Nguyen Chu Trinh decided to renovate the church in 2003, and the church in its present state was consecrated on September 26, 2004. In 2008, the church was elevated as a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. [1] [3] The interior of the basilica
The Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino was the first minor basilica to be canonically created, in 1783. The 1917 Code of Canon Law officially recognised churches using the title of basilica from immemorial custom as having such a right to the title of minor basilica. Such churches are referred to as immemorial basilicas. [2]
The basilica at Leptis Magna, built by the Septimius Severus a century later in about 216 is a notable 3rd century AD example of the traditional type, most notable among the works influenced by the Basilica Ulpia. [2] [3] The basilica at Leptis was built mainly of limestone ashlar, but the apses at either end were only limestone in the outer ...
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The ducal degrees were announced in the entrance of the basilica, which was also the place were the official assumptions of the lords and officials' duties took place. [5] The members of the duke's family were buried in the church's yard. [3] The first church was severely damaged in the 1303 Crete earthquake, but it was later restored. A ...
The second is a statue of Archbishop Damaskinos who was Archbishop of Athens during World War II and was Regent for King George II and Prime Minister of Greece in 1946. The Metropolitan Cathedral remains a major landmark in Athens and the site of important ceremonies with national political figures present, as well as weddings and funerals of ...
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Greece (Diocese in brackets): [1] Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysious in Athens ; Cathedral of St. Nicolaos in Chios ; Cathedral of St. Jacob (or James) and Christopher in Corfu (Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia) Cathedral of the Assumption in Chania