The Cathedral of the Pope
The influence of the Lateran schola cantorum on the development of medieval music and poetry is demonstrated by the fact that many collections of hymns and songs originated from it.
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Seventeen centuries ago today, on November 9th, 324, the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, hailed as omnium ecclesiarum Urbis et Orbis mater et caput (mother and head of all the churches of Rome and the world), and serving as the Cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, was celebrated. This basilica was the first to be built after Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan in 313…
