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The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis states > Although known as the "Basilica o
by areyousure 3y ago
The page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis states
> Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican.
- prmoustache 3y agoDoes it matter when it has been called like that for more than 12 centuries?
- pas 3y agoWell there's a lot of people with the family name King, but you know, they still have to play (and win!) the fancy hat game to be actually granted royal rights.
- prmoustache 3y agoIn that case it is different because it is/was a building used by the french church. Not some random one named like this by someone with no relation to the church.