The five, formerly styled "patriarchal basilicas" of Rome, were previously assigned to and associated with the five ancient patriarchates of the Latin Church, or the Pentarchy: St. John Lateran was associated with Rome (Patriarch of the West), St. Peter's with Constantinople (Latin Patriarch of Constantinople), St. Paul's with Alexandria (Latin Patriarch of Alexandria), St. Mary Major with Antioch (Latin Patriarch of Antioch), and St. Lawrence with Jerusalem (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem).
Lima, yang dahulunya bergaya "basilika patriarkal" dari Roma, sebelumnya ditugaskan untuk dan terkait dengan lima patriarkat dari Gereja Latin, atau Pentarki: Santo Yohanes Lateran dikaitkan dengan Roma (Patriark Barat), Santo Petrus dengan Konstantinopel (Patriark Latin Konstantinopel), Santo Paulus dengan Alexandria (Patriark Latin Aleksandria), Santa Maria Maggiore dengan Antiokhia (Patriark Latin Antiokhia), dan Santo Laurensius dengan Yerusalem (Patriark Latin Yerusalem).WikiMatrix WikiMatrix