List of ecclesiastical basilicas in Rome

An ecclesiastical basilica is a Roman Catholic church building which has been granted special status by the Pope.

There are 66 such churches in Rome, more than any other city,[Note 1] and more than 125 of the 131 countries in the world that have basilicas.

[Note 2] There are four major basilicas of the Catholic Church: All four are in Rome, and are distinguished by their having a holy door and for being prescribed as destinations for visits as one of the conditions for gaining the Roman Jubilee.

They are also signified by an Umbraculum (a baldachin resembling an umbrella, made of cloth of gold and red velvet) and a Tintinnabulum (a small bell mounted on a pole).

The four are also designated Papal basilicas, so that only the Pope or his delegate may celebrate Mass at the high altar.