basilica

An exhibition marking the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death shows how his humble life inspired the artists who adorned his namesake basilica and changed the way sacred figures were depicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The pope also announced that he would return to the basilica on 11 April to lead a prayer vigil for peace.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Severus sponsored public building projects throughout the empire: Many of the most impressive surviving Roman remains—not least the Severan forum and basilica in his home city of Leptis Magna—date from his reign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

His remains, which will be on display until March 22, were transferred to the basilica built in the saint's honour in 1230.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

The world’s oldest playable organ, in the basilica of Valere in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, was built some time between 1390 and 1435.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

He will be laid to rest in the Basilica of St Mary Major, one of four major papal basilicas in Rome.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025

With their crystalline mosaics and thin, pure light, these humbly elegant basilicas conjure the time when a strange, fervent, unyielding new cult rose from the ashes of empire.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

That includes getting out into the city’s basilicas with the Santa Cecilia chorus with the sacred repertoire, like the Mozart Requiem.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

In bordering Umbria, thousands more were damaged when small churches and large basilicas crumbled.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022

Then arose the basilicas of Palermo and Monreale in Sicily, and the churches of Italy, Normandy, and England.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.