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Tintinnabulum is a bell mounted on a pole, placed in a Roman Catholic
BasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located in the forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC.Basilicas were also used for religious purposes...
to signify the church's link with the
PopeThe pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
.
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Tintinnabulum is a bell mounted on a pole, placed in a Roman Catholic
BasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located in the forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC.Basilicas were also used for religious purposes...
to signify the church's link with the
PopeThe pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
.
History
In the Middle Ages it served the practical function of alerting the people of Rome to the approach of the Pope during papal processions.