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It's also why St Peters is not the cathedral of Rome. It's not in Rome.
by anon291 3y ago
It's also why St Peters is not the cathedral of Rome. It's not in Rome.
- pmontra 3y agoIt's been not in Rome only since Vatican City came into existence in 1929. It's been in Rome every single year before then. Saint John Lateran is also not in Italy [1] due to an extraterritoriality treaty in 1929, part of the same treaty that established Vatican City. By the way, that church is exactly 1700 years old this year. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lateran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lat...
- anon291 3y agoI should have said it's why it can't become the cathedral of rome.
- epolanski 3y agoI don't know whether this is correct, as the Vatican itself falls into the Rome diocese and has no separate one. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Rome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Rome