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basilica (pl. basilicas or basilicae). Roman building-type with a
clerestoreyed nave, two or more lower lean-to
aisles on each side of the nave, and an
apse at the end of the nave, originally for public functions, but later adapted for Christian worship, and the precedent for medieval church design. Early basilicas include that of Trajan in Rome (
c. AD 113), and the very important Constantinian basilica of San Pietro, Rome (begun
c.333), the model for Christian churches for nearly two millennia. The latter building had two aisles on each side of the nave and a lateral
transept between the apse and the nave to accommodate the large numbers of pilgrims wishing to venerate the shrine over the
martyrium containing the remains of the Apostle; a
narthex in front of the nave and aisles; and a very large colonnaded
atrium with a central fountain for ritual washing. Attached to the south transept were two
mausolea, both
rotundas. Thus San Pietro (destroyed to make way for the present church) had all the prototypes of a medieval cathedral, including the
chapter-house attached to the transept, and the
cloisters.
Basilican therefore means having the characteristics of a basilica.
Bibliography
Krautheimer (1986);
Ward-Perkins (1981)
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Basilica of Notre Dame de Paix. A vast church built at Yamoussoukro in the Ivory Coast, at the instigation of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny. It is 17 metres taller than St Peter's in Rome, and its dome is about three times the size of St Paul's in London.
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Basilica
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Basilica. A Christian church building, derived in form from Roman empire buildings. In R. Catholicism, it is a title given to four (‘major’) churches in Rome, and to several (‘minor’) churches in Rome and elsewhere.
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forum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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