Archbasilica Of The Most Holy Savior At The Lateran Editorial Photo

Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior at the Lateran. The Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran or Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano, also known as the Papal Archbasilica of Saint John [in] Lateran, Saint John Lateran, or the Lateran Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome in the city of Rome, and serves as the seat of the bishop of Rome, the pope. The archbasilica lies outside of Vatican City, The papal cathedra, the presence of which renders the archbasilica the cathedral of Rome, is located in its apse. The decorations are in cosmatesque style.