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The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (officially, the Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Cathedral of the Most Holy Saviour and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World, and commonly known as the Lateran Basilica or Saint John Lateran) [c] is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome in the city of Rome ...
The Lateran Baptistery (Italian: Battistero lateranense, also known as San Giovanni in Fonte or San Giovanni in Onda) stands apart from the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction.
The site on which the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano sits was occupied during the early Roman Empire by the domus of the Plautii Laterani family. The Laterani served as administrators for several emperors; their ancestor Lucius Sextius Lateranus is said to have been the first plebeian to attain the rank of consul, in 366 BC.
Click on the map for a fullscreen view 41°53′9″N 12°30′33″E / 41.88583°N 12.50917°E / 41.88583; 12 Porta San Giovanni is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of Rome , Italy , named after the nearby Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran .
Erected in 1588 at Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, Italy: Designer: Thutmose III and completed by his grandson Thutmose IV in Karnak: Type: Obelisk: Material: 32.18 metres (105.6 ft) of red granite monolith: Height: 45.7 metres (150 ft) Completion date: 15th century B.C.
Mid-17th century map showing the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. As the home of the Pope and the Catholic Curia, as well as the locus of many sites and relics of veneration related to apostles, saints and Christian martyrs, Rome had long been a destination for pilgrims. The Via Francigena was an ancient pilgrim route from England to Rome. It ...
Interior of the San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome. Object type: painting. Date: first half of 18 th century. Medium: oil on canvas. Dimensions: height: 74 cm (29.1 in ...
San Giovanni is an underground interchange station on Lines A and C of the Rome Metro. The station is located in Piazzale Appio at the beginning of Via Appia Nuova, beside the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, from which the station takes its name. It opened in 1980 on Line A. On May 12, 2018, Line C was extended to the station.