Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 13, 2025
The Lateran Basilica survived and thrived in spite of being ransacked by the Visigoths in 410 AD, and again in 455 AD by the Vandals, various fires, and earthquakes: it was always repaired, restored and beautified, each time.
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Today’s feast is rare in that it falls on Sunday only once or twice a decade and it outranks a Sunday in Ordinary Time!
The ceiling is massively high at Saint John Lateran Basilica in Rome, which is the Pope’s Cathedral, with gilded wood made
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