- basilicas, major
- All the major basilicas are located in Rome; the four most important are Saint Peter's in the Vatican, Saint John Lateran, Saint Mary Major, and Saint Paul's Outside the Walls.
Glossary of theological terms. John T. Ford. 2014.
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