Dear Prof Streeter.
In the enumeration below, is the basilica of St. Lawrence one and the same
with San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura (St Lawrence Outside of the Walls)?
And, in connection with this: does it have any relevance in the Middle Ages
if an Emperor (like Robert I de Courtenay, Latin emperor of Constantinople)
was crowned in this basilica? I mean, is it important that he was crowned
"outside of the walls", denoting thus that he was on an inferior position
than the Western emperors?
And, by the way, was there any Western emperor crowned
"Outside-of-the-Walls"?
Many thanks in advance,
Serban Marin,
Bucharest, Romania,
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> You are correct that St. Peter's basilica in Rome is not the
> cathedral of the diocese, St. John Lateran is the cathedral. St.
> Peter's is one of the five traditional major basilicas of Rome along
> with St. Mary Major, St. Paul's, St. Lawrence and St. John Lateran.
> There is a specific definition for major basilicas, all of which are
> in Rome and were originally places of pilgrimage;
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