Esztergom Basilica Could you please provide some genuine evidence that the cathedral is formally a basilica Yes I appreciate that it is known as a basilica so is St Denis in France although it has never formally been granted the status Yes I appreciate that it is the highest ranking church in Hungary it is the mother church of the country Has been since 1856 But neither of these things are evidence that the Pope has formally granted it basilica status I have visited it It is a beautiful church and is most definitely architecturally a basilica but I can find no evidence that the status of a minor basilica has ever been formally granted to it The fact it is the mother church of Hungary is utterly irrelevant Westminster Cathedral is the RC mother church of England but it has never been granted basilica status Armagh Cathedral in Ireland is in the same position and they re not alone The status must be formally granted by the Pope not assumed owing to the status or size of a church or the fact it could be defined as a basilica in architectural terms Giga Catholic Information generally a pretty reliable site on Catholic churches does not include it in the list of basilicas in Hungary Of the two links you provide one the image appears to be broken and I m not sure what it would prove anyway and the other doesn t appear to contain any evidence of basilica status There are a number of churches that are considered basilicas but which have never actually been granted that status which is why I moved it to the appropriate section If you have any genuine evidence of the status as opposed to it s known as a basilica and here are websites that call it that we know that already then please include it otherwise I think it is perfectly acceptable to move it to the list of churches known as basilicas but not actually granted the status