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basilica

church building of the Catholic Church specially designated by the pope
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basilica

Summary

basilica is a type of building[1]. basilica has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • basilica's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • basilica is a type of church building[4].
  • basilica is a type of basilica[5].
  • basilica's Commons category is recorded as Basilicas (rank)[6].
  • basilica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basilicas (Catholic Church)[7].
  • basilica's Commons gallery is recorded as Basilica (graded Roman Catholic church)[8].
  • basilica's conferred by is recorded as Pope[9].
  • basilica's different from is recorded as basilica[10].

Body

Definition and Type

basilica's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. Recorded subclass of include church building[4] and basilica[5].

Why It Matters

basilica has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] basilica is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · DarwIn · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Conferred by → Pope
    Subclass of → church building, basilica
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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