| Saint Clement | |
|---|---|
 Courtyard of the Basilica of Saint Clement | |
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| 41°53′22″N 12°29′51″E / 41.88944°N 12.49750°E | |
| Location | Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Religious order | Dominicans |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Basilica, titular church, Irish national church |
| Dedication | Pope Clement I |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Paleochristian, Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1108 |
| Completed | 1123 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Nave width | 13 metres (43 ft) |
The Basilica of Saint Clement (Italian: Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano) is a Latin Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Pope Clement I located in Rome, Italy. Archaeologically speaking, the structure is a three-tiered complex of buildings: (1) the present basilica built just before the year 1100 during the height of the Middle Ages; (2) beneath the present basilica is a 4th-century basilica that had been converted out of the home of a Roman nobleman, part of which had in the 1st century briefly served as an early church, and the basement of which had in the 2nd century briefly served as a mithraeum; (3) the home of the Roman nobleman had been built on the foundations of republican era villa and warehouse that had been destroyed in the Great Fire of AD 64.