basilica
Example Sentences
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Standing in front of the basilica’s ruins, Leo, Bartholomew and other church leaders recited the Nicene Creed, the shared statement of Christian faith.
While Lourdes is the first major basilica to publicly announce a review of Rupnik’s artistic works, other church entities have taken their distance.
From Seattle Times
The protesters were escorted away and the Mass proceeded without incident, though the women later marched the banner out of the basilica and draped it on the railing.
From Seattle Times
Instead, I had to step back and see the mountain in the context of its architecture, like an altar inside a Roman basilica.
From New York Times
Benedict’s tomb lies in the grottoes under the basilica’s main floor.
From Seattle Times
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