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Lateran Palace

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noun

  1. a palace in Rome used as the papal residence from the 4th century a.d. to the removal of the papal court to Avignon, rebuilt in 1586, and now a museum for classical and Christian antiques.


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At 8:52 the procession halted in the courtyard before the Lateran Palace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pablo de Churruca, Marques de Aycimena, accredited Charg� d'Affaires to the Lateran Palace from General Franco's Government, was summoned by the Papal Secretary of State, Eugenic Cardinal Pacelli, who graciously, if belatedly, accepted his credentials.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Pope reportedly added that he could take up residence in the Lateran Palace outside the Vatican, the nominal headquarters of Popes in their capacity as Bishops of Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

They met face to face, last week, in the Lateran Palace, an austere and gloomy pile, presented to the papacy 16 centuries ago by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.

From Time Magazine Archive

They have now migrated again to the Museo Epigrafico of the Lateran Palace.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo

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