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|FeastName=Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
|FeastStage=Solemnity
|FeastDate=November 09
|FeastType=Fixed
|LiturgicalSeason=Ordinary Time
|PrimaryShrine=Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
|PrimaryShrineCoordinates=41.8856, 12.5057
|NotableAddress1=Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Rome, Italy (Mother Church)
|NotableAddress2=Basilica of the Holy Savior, Aquileia, Italy (Patriarchal Basilica)
|AssociatedCountries=Universal
|AssociatedDioceses=Diocese of Rome
|ReviewLevel=0
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The '''Dedication of the Lateran Basilica''', formally the Solemnity of the Dedication of the Basilica of the Most Holy Savior at the Lateran, is the [[solemnity]] in the [[Roman Rite]] commemorating the consecration of the [[Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran]], the cathedral church of the [[Diocese of Rome]] and the mother and head of all churches in the city and the world. Celebrated annually on November 9 according to the [[General Roman Calendar]], it falls within [[Ordinary Time]] and honors the sanctity of church buildings as symbols of the heavenly Jerusalem. The feast is universal but not a [[Holy Day of Obligation]].

According to the *General Roman Calendar* (2002 edition), the Dedication ranks as a solemnity, taking precedence over Sundays in Ordinary Time. The [[Mass]] uses white vestments, with proper texts in the [[Missale Romanum]] invoking the dedication of the temple and the living stones of the Church. The [[Gloria]] and [[Creed]] are recited.

The Lateran Basilica, gifted by Emperor Constantine in 313, was dedicated on November 9, 324, marking the first Christian basilica in Rome and a pivotal moment in the Church's public worship.