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

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Pietro Riario burialPlace Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
this entity surface form: Basilica dei Santi Apostoli, Rome
Pope Clement XIV burialPlace Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
this entity surface form: Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles
Palazzo Muti, Rome, Papal States near Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome
subject surface form: Palazzo Muti
this entity surface form: Santi Apostoli, Rome
Saint Philip relicsVeneratedAt Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome