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on the nave floor. The markers serve as a reminder of the universality of the Church and help visitors appreciate the size of St Peter's. 31. ECCLESIA METROPOL. S. PATRITII NEO EBORACEN. M. 101.19, (St Patrick's, New York, USA) 30. BASILICA GEDANENSIS BEATISSIMAE VIRGINIS MARIAE - M.103.50, (Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Gdansk, Poland) 29. CATHEDRALIS SANCTA CRVCIS BOSTONIENSIS - M.109.14, (Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, MA.) 28. CONSTANTINOPOLITANA DIVAE SOPHIAE ECCLESIA - M.109.57, (Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey) 27. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS WESTMONASTERIENSIS - M.110, (Westminster Cathedral, London) 26. CATH. METROP. SANCTI PAVLI BRASILIA - M.111.45, (St Paul's, Brasilia, Brazil) 25. BASILICA CATHEDRALIS SYDNEYENSIS - M.114.61, (St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney) 24. BASILICA ASSISIEN. S.MARIAE ANG. - M.114.76, (Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi, Italy) 23. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS FERRARIENS - M.118, (Ferrara Cathedral, Ferrara, Italy) 22. BASILICA CATHEDRALIS ESZTERGOM - M.118, (Esztergom Cathedral, Esztergom, Hungary) 21. ECCL. S. IVSTINAE V.M. PATAVIN - M.118.50, (Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy) 20. ECCLES. CATHED. B.M.V. ANTVERPIENSIS - M.118.60, (Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium) 19. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS METROPOLITANA MEXICANA - M.119.55, (Mexico City Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico) 18. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS METROPOLITANA PLATENSIS - M.120, (La Plata Cathedral, La Plata, Argentina) 17. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS BVM ANGELORVM - M.120.62, (Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA.) 16. S.S. ECCLESIA LATERANENSIS - M.121.84, (St John Lateran, Rome, Italy) 15. PRIMITIALIS ECCLESIA TOLENTANA - M.122, (Toledo Cathedral, Toledo, Spain) 14. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS S. VITI PRAGAE * M.124, (St Vitus, Prague, Czech Republic) 13. BASILICA S. PAVLI VIA OSTIENSI * M.127.36, (St Paul's Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy) 12. BASILICA METROP. B.M.V. PARISIEN * M.130, (Notre Dame, Paris, France) 11. TEMPLVM METROP. HISPALEN SEVILLA * M.132, (Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain) 10. BASILICA S. PETRONII BONONIAE * M.132.54, (San Petronio, Bologna, Italy) 9. ECCLESIAS CATHEDRALIS SPIRENSIS * M.134, (Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany) 8. TEMPLVM CATHEDRALE COLONIENSE * M.134.94, (Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany) 7. PRIMARIVM TEMPLVM MEDIOLEANENSE * M.134.94, (The Duomo, Milan, Italy) 6. ECCLESIA CATHEDRALIS RHEMENSIS * M.138.69, (Rheims Cathedral, Rheims, France) 5. SANCTVARIVM IMMACOLATAE CONCEPT. WASHINGTON * M.139.14, (Immaculate Conception, Washington DC, USA) 4. ECCLESIA SS. CORDIS JESV BRVXELLIS * M.140.94, (Sacred Heart of Jesus, Brussels, Belgium) 3. FLORENTINA METROPOLITANA * M.149.28, (The Duomo, Florence, Italy) 2. LONDINENSIS S.PAVLIS FANVUM * M.158.10, (St Paul's, London, UK) 1. TEMPLVM VATICANVM * M.186.36, (St Peter's in the Vatican) |
