lateran

• Nom propre désignant un lieu à Rome où se trouvent la basilique majeure et le palais pontifical, souvent utilisé pour évoquer le palais du Latran ou la basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran.

A proper noun referring to the site in Rome that contains the major basilica and the papal palace.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Historical site in RomeC1formal

   The area in Rome that includes the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and the Lateran Palace, historically the papal residence.

   Latran

   • The Lateran served as the official residence of the popes for centuries.
   • The Lateran Treaty of 1929 established Vatican City as a sovereign state.
   • The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran is the cathedral church of Rome.