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{{Parish
{{Parish
|Dedication=Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist
|Dedication=Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist
|VeneratedSaints=Saint Peter, Saint Paul (relics of heads), various saints in reliquaries
|VeneratedSaints=Saint Peter, Saint Paul
|ShortName=Basilica of Saint John Lateran
|ShortName=Basilica of Saint John Lateran
|ParishLocation=41.88599607971153, 12.50564507410082
|ParishImage=Generic church icon.jpg
|ParishLocation=41.886, 12.50565
|MailingAddress=Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
|MailingAddress=Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
|Diocese=Diocese of Rome (as cathedral)
|Diocese=Diocese of Rome (as cathedral)
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|ParishFounded=324
|ParishFounded=324
|ParishSchool=No
|ParishSchool=No
|ParishEmailAddress=Not publicly detailed in available sources
|ParishImage=Generic church icon.jpg
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The '''Basilica (Archbasilica) of Saint John Lateran''' (officially the Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World), commonly known as '''Saint John Lateran Basilica''', is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). It holds the unique status of being the mother and head of all churches in the Catholic world, with the motto "Omnium Ecclesiarum Urbis et Orbis Mater et Caput" (Mother and Head of All Churches of the City and the World).<ref>According to the official basilica website (basilicasangiovanni.va) and Wikipedia entry on the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran.</ref>
The '''Basilica (Archbasilica) of Saint John Lateran''' (officially the Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World), commonly known as '''Saint John Lateran Basilica''', is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). It holds the unique status of being the mother and head of all churches in the Catholic world, with the motto "Omnium Ecclesiarum Urbis et Orbis Mater et Caput" (Mother and Head of All Churches of the City and the World).<ref>According to the official basilica website (basilicasangiovanni.va) and Wikipedia entry on the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran.</ref>


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