patriarchal church

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patriarchal church (plural patriarchal churches)

  1. (Christianity) A church serving as the seat of a patriarch.
  2. (Roman Catholicism) 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.

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