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  2. Basilicas in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The basilica is under the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate. [19] The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio, US is under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. The shrine was elevated to the status of a minor basilica by Pope Francis on 8 July 2014. [20]

  3. National shrine - Wikipedia

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    The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located in Baltimore, Maryland.. A national shrine is a Catholic church or other sacred place which has met certain requirements and is given this honor by the national episcopal conference to recognize the church's special cultural, historical, and religious significance.

  4. List of Catholic basilicas - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church.A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.. Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.

  5. Basilica - Wikipedia

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    The Elpidios BasilicaBasilica B – was of similar age, and the city was home to a large complex of ecclesiastical buildings including Basilica G, with its luxurious mosaic floors and a mid-6th century inscription proclaiming the patronage of the bishop Peter. Outside the defensive wall was Basilica D, a 7th-century cemetery church. [60]

  6. Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians

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    The Basilica and National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians at the Holy Hill is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Erin, Wisconsin, United States, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title Help of Christians. [2] The land and the shrine serves as a religious pilgrimage and attracts approximately 300,000 visitors each year.

  7. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Basilica of the Sacred Heart: 8,000 [citation needed] 1905–1970 Koekelberg Belgium: Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Peace: 7,989 30,000 [36] 18,000 [37] 1985–1989 Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast: Catholic The basilica proper is 7,989 m 2. [38] Exterior area includes rectory and villa. Hagia Sophia: 7,960 [citation needed] 255,800 [39] 532–537

  8. Catholic Marian church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil, 1955. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil is the largest cathedral in the world and is surpassed in size only by Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Two major Marian Basilicas were built in North America during the 20th Century in the capital cities of Mexico and ...

  9. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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    The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America [2] and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. [3] [4] [a] Its construction of Byzantine and Romanesque Revival architecture began on 23 September 1920.