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Wikipedia: The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basilikè Stoá, Royal Stoa, the tribunal chamber of a king), was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC. The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes.
![[The Patriarchal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Assisi_San_Francesco_BW_2_s.jpg "The Patriarchal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi")
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![[South America: Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Brazil]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Santuario_Nacional_de_Aparecida_s.jpg "South America: Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Brazil")
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![[South Asia: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Velha, India]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Goa_Velha_Basilica_Bom_Jesus_s.jpg "South Asia: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Velha, India")
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![[Oceania: Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Guam]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dulce_Nombre_de_Maria_Cathedral_Basilica_s.jpg "Oceania: Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Guam")
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from あばさー |
![[A bell and umbraculum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Troost3_s.jpg "A bell and umbraculum")
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![[A picture of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Basilique_Cath_C3_A9drale_Notre_Dame_Qu_C3_A9bec_s.jpg "A picture of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec")
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![[Caribbean: [[Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iglesia_El_Cobre_Santiago_de_Cuba_2_s.jpg "Caribbean: [[Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre")
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![[West Africa: [[Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Basilica_of_Ouidah_s.jpg "West Africa: [[Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception")
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