basilica

The rue Lepic, the steep 1-kilometer stretch that punches up through the 18th arrondissement and leads the peloton toward the Sacré-Coeur basilica, is a more recent addition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican's basilica, the pope called on "those who have the power to unleash wars" to choose peace.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

The Covid-19 pandemic scuppered a previous target to finish the work this year, depriving the basilica of crucial income from ticket sales.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The basilica is a vast, cavernous, echoing space, with all sorts of alcoves, balconies, domes, cupolas and arches affecting its acoustics.

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

Rupnik is one of the most celebrated religious artists in the Catholic Church, whose mosaics decorate churches and basilicas around the world, including at the Vatican.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

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

The Circus Flaminius dates from the end of the third century, and several basilicas or large public halls, suitable as places for transacting business or conducting judicial hearings, were erected by 169 B. C.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak