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.
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
Prime de Rivera's grave is next to the altar at a basilica in the Valley of the Fallen - the Franco mausoleum now renamed Cuelgamuros Valley.
From BBC
His remains were moved again on the completion of Valley of the Fallen monument 20 years later and buried under the altar of the basilica, where Franco would join him on his death in 1975.
From Reuters
They attend lectures, participate in hands-on workshops and learn various trades and technical skills under the guidance of the basilica’s famed “Sampietrini,” the small army of workers who maintain the building.
From Seattle Times
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