Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome

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The Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome is a historic minor basilica and titular church near Piazza Venezia, renowned for its ancient origins, Baroque architecture, and association with the veneration of the Apostles’ relics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church building
basilica church
minor basilica
titular church
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque
associatedWith veneration of the Apostles’ relics
belongsToDiocese Diocese of Rome
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saint James the Less
Saint Philip the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Philip

Twelve Apostles
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
faces Piazza dei Santi Apostoli
foundationCentury 6th century
governingBody Conventual Franciscan Order
hasApseDecoration Baroque frescoes
hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque elements
hasArtworkBy Antonio Canova
hasArtworkType funerary monuments
hasBellTowers two
hasCloister yes
hasCrypt yes
hasFacadeBy Carlo Fontana
Carlo Rainaldi
hasFuneraryMonumentOf Pope Clement XI
Pope Clement XIV
hasHighAltar yes
hasNaveType basilica plan with side aisles
hasPortico yes
hasRelicsOf Saint James the Less
Saint Philip the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Philip
hasSideChapels multiple
heritageDesignation church of historical and artistic interest in Rome
isPartOf historic center of Rome
isPilgrimageSite yes
isServedBy Conventual Franciscan Friars
isTitularChurchOf Cardinal-priests of the Roman Catholic Church
liturgicalRite Roman Rite
locatedIn Rione Trevi
Rome
locatedNear Piazza Venezia
originalConstructionCompletedIn 6th century
rebuiltIn 15th century
18th century
roofCollapseCause earthquake
roofCollapsedIn 1348
traditionallyFoundedBy Pope Pelagius I

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Saint Philip relicsVeneratedAt Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
Pope Clement XIV burialPlace Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles
linked to: Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
Palazzo Muti near Santi Apostoli, Rome
linked to: Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
Pietro Riario burialPlace Basilica dei Santi Apostoli, Rome
linked to: Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
Clement XIV burialPlace Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
subject linked to: Ganganelli