Rome Sights

Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

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  • Address
    • Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 4
  • Transport
    • San Giovanni
  • Phone
    • 06 698 86 433
  • Price
    • cloister entry: €2.00
  • Hours
    • 7am-6.30pm

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Lonely Planet review for Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

For a thousand years, the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano was the most important church in Christendom. Founded by Constantine in AD 324, it was the first Christian basilica built in the city. It is still Rome’s cathedral and the pope’s seat as bishop of Rome.

 

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