List of ecclesiastical basilicas in Rome

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St. Peter's Basilica, viewed from the Tiber, the Vatican Hill in the back and Castel Sant'Angelo to the right, Rome. Both the basilica and the hill are part of the sovereign state of Vatican City, the Holy See of the Catholic Church. PonteSantAngeloRom.jpg
St. Peter's Basilica, viewed from the Tiber, the Vatican Hill in the back and Castel Sant'Angelo to the right, Rome. Both the basilica and the hill are part of the sovereign state of Vatican City, the Holy See of the Catholic Church.

The following is a list of Basilicas in Rome. An ecclesiastical basilica is a Roman Catholic church building which has been granted special status by the Pope. There are 66 such churches in Rome, more than any other city, [Note 1] and more than 125 of the 131 countries in the world that have basilicas. [Note 2]

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Major Basilicas in Rome

There are four major basilicas of the Catholic Church: All four are in Rome, and are distinguished by their having a holy door and for being prescribed as destinations for visits as one of the conditions for gaining the Roman Jubilee. They are also signified by an Umbraculum (a baldachin resembling an umbrella, made of cloth of gold and red velvet) and a Tintinnabulum (a small bell mounted on a pole). The four are also designated Papal basilicas, so that only the Pope or his delegate may celebrate Mass at the high altar.

BasilicaMunicipalityYear of creationnumber
(per source. [1] )
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San Giovanni in Laterano Municipio I ancient1 San Giovanni in Laterano 2021.jpg .
San Pietro in Vaticano Vatican City ancient2 Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano September 2015-1a.jpg .
San Paolo fuori le Mura Municipio VIII ancient3 StPaul.jpg .
Santa Maria Maggiore Municipio I ancient4 Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - Roma.jpg .

Minor papal basilicas

Several minor basilicas are also designated as papal basilicas; there is one such in Rome,

BasilicaMunicipalityYear of creationnumber
(per source. [1] )
Image
San Lorenzo fuori le Mura Municipio II ancient5 Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.jpg .

Minor basilicas

A minor basilica is a church designated as such by apostolic grant (or from immemorial custom) as an outstanding centre of pastoral and liturgical excellence. They are often also sites of pilgrimage. Minor basilicas are also marked by the tintinnabulum and umbraculum, though for a minor basilica this is of yellow and red silk.

BasilicaMunicipalityYear of creationnumber
(per source. [1] )
Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo in Via Aurelia Municipio XIII 1991487
Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re Municipio I 1965393
Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio Municipio I 1921187
Sacro Cuore Immacolato di Maria ai Parioli Municipio II 1959357
Sant'Agnese fuori le mura Municipio II ancient12
Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio Municipio I 1999521
Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso Municipio I 1929227
Sant'Anastasia al Palatino Municipio I ancient13
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte Municipio I 1942258
Sant'Andrea della Valle Municipio I 1965399
Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana Municipio I 1931232
Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Municipio I 1984466
Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo Municipio IX 1967403
Santa Balbina all'Aventino Municipio I ancient14
San Bartolomeo Apostolo all'Isola Municipio I ancient15
Santi Bonifacio e Alessio Municipio I ancient16
San Camillo de Lellis Municipio I 1965392
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Municipio I ancient17
Santi Celso e Giuliano Municipio I ancient18
San Clemente al Laterano Municipio I ancient19
Santi Cosma e Damiano in Via Sacra Municipio I ancient20
San Crisogono in Trastevere Municipio I ancient21
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Municipio I ancient22
Santa Croce in Via Flaminia Municipio II 1964387
Santi Dodici Apostoli Municipio I ancient23
San Eugenio Municipio II 1951306
San Eustachio Municipio I ancient24
San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini Municipio I 1918181
San Giovanni Bosco Municipio VII 1965394
Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio Municipio I ancient25
San Giuseppe al Trionfale Municipio XIII 1970404
San Lorenzo in Damaso Municipio I ancient26
San Lorenzo in Lucina Municipio I 1908160
San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio Municipio I ancient27
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri Municipio I 1920186
Santa Maria in Aracoeli Municipio I ancient30
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice Municipio VIII 1969407
Santa Maria in Cosmedin Municipio I ancient31
Santa Maria ad Martyres in Campo (Pantheon) Municipio I ancient28
Santa Maria sopra Minerva Municipio I ancient35
Santa Maria in Montesanto Municipio I 1825126
Santa Maria Nova (Santa Francesca Romana) Municipio I ancient34
Santa Maria del Popolo Municipio I ancient29
Santa Maria Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola Municipio IX 1984467
Santa Maria in Trastevere Municipio I ancient32
Santa Maria in Via Lata Municipio I ancient33
San Martino ai Monti Municipio I ancient26
San Nicola in Carcere Municipio I ancient37
San Pancrazio Municipio XII ancient38
San Pietro in Vincoli Municipio I ancient39
Santa Prassede all'Esquilino Municipio I ancient40
Santa Pudenziana al Viminale Municipio I ancient41
Santi Quattro Coronati al Laterano Municipio I ancient42
San Saba Municipio I ancient43
Santa Sabina all'Aventino Municipio I ancient44
San Sebastiano fuori le mura Municipio VIII ancient45
San Sisto Vecchio in Via Appia Municipio I ancient46
Santa Sofia Municipio XIII 1998508
Santo Stefano Rotondo Municipio I ancient47
Santa Teresa d'Avila Municipio I 1951309
Santi Vitale e Compagni Martiri in Fovea Municipio I ancient48

Notes

  1. The city with the next largest number after Rome is Buenos Aires, with 15 (See here)
  2. Only Germany (73), USA (74), Spain (108), Poland (125), France (169) and Italy itself (543) have more basilicas than the city of Rome. See here)

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