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  • I'm not sure you can see them on either side of me here, 140 statues, martyrs and saints, capped at the top of the basilica by Jesus Christ and the other apostles who surrounded Christ at the top of this facade at St. Peter's Basilica.

    CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2005 2005

  • I'm not sure you can see them on either side of me here, 140 statues, martyrs and saints, capped at the top of the basilica by Jesus Christ and the other apostles who surrounded Christ at the top of this facade at St. Peter's Basilica.

    CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2005 2005

  • But beyond that, it is unclear what the exact schedule will be for when the pope's body is brought to the main basilica, the main church, St. Peter's Basilica behind me here when the public will be allowed then to conduct the viewing there.

    CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2005 2005

  • When this basilica became dangerous due to the sinking of its foundations, a modern structure called the new Basilica was built next to it around 30 years ago; the original image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is now housed in this new Basilica.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • Basilica comes from a Greek word meaning 'hall of the King'.

    St. Anthony Cathedral granted Minor Basilica status Argent 2006

  • Basilica is a Greek word ([Greek: basilikê] βασιλική); a basilica was used as a court of law, and a place of business for merchants.

    Plutarch's Lives Volume III. 46-120? Plutarch 1839

  • Behind the grille (before which, as you can see, a lot of candles are placed by the faithful), underneath the altar of grace which serves as a baldachin for it, and at the very centre of the Basilica is the original spot of the apparition, with the earth visible below the floor level.

    Catholic Bamberg: Vierzehnheiligen 2009

  • I agree with gpk that the Basilica is a modern horror which I find depressing.

    day trip to Mexico City 2005

  • I should note that St. Paul's Basilica is not the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Toronto, which is instead St. Michael's.

    Two Churches of Toronto: St. Paul's Basilica and St. Mary's 2009

  • The Basilica is located on the main square in Catemaco.

    Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz: Almost Paradise 2008

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