patriarchal church
patriarchal church · patriarchal churches
A church serving as the seat of a patriarchA church serving as the seat of a patriarch.
Meaning
2 sensesA church serving as the seat of a patriarch.
A church in Rome that previously served as the seat for one of the 5 patriarchs during visits to the city, St John Lateran, St Peter’s, St Paul’s outside the Walls, St Mary Major’s, and St Lawrence’s outside the Walls.
Forms
plural: patriarchal churches| Singular | patriarchal church |
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Synonyms
1 synonymspatriarchal basilica
See also
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