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Basilicas of St Peter and Paul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This feast combines the standard celebration of the dedication of a church for St. Peter\u2019s Basilica and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, which were both built by the Emperor Constantine the Great during the 4th century. These sites had already been visited by pilgrims for over a century when the basilicas were built to honor the apostles traditionally believed to have been buried there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their significance in the Catholic Church is emphasized in the reference made to them in the obligation on Catholic bishops to make a Quinquennial visit ad limina in which they are required to go \u201cto the tombs of the Apostles\u201d in Rome every five years to report on the status of their dioceses or prelatures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This requirement was initially set out in 1585 by Pope Sixtus V, who issued the papal bull Romanus Pontifex, which established the norms for these visits.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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