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What major basilica in Rome was destroyed by fire in 1823?

   St.. Mary Major
   St. John Lateran
   St. Peter's
   St. Paul Outside The Wall

Your answer was: St. Paul Outside The Wall.
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Answer: On July 15, 1823, workmen repairing the lead in the church roof of St. Paul Outside The Wall, accidentally started a fire destroying most of the Basilica. Pope Leo XII ordered reconstruction which was financed by donations from the entire world.


St. Paul Outside The Wall
Scott 129 (1949)


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