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'''Santi Dodici Apostoli''' (Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles; {{lang-la|SS. Duodecim Apostolorum}}), commonly known simply as '''Santi Apostoli''', is a 6th-century [[RomanCatholic Church|Catholic]] [[parish]] and [[Titular church|titular]] church and [[minor basilica]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], dedicated originally to [[James the Less|St. James]] and [[Philip the Apostle|St. Philip]], whose remains are kept here, and later to all [[Twelve apostles|Apostles]]. Today, the basilica is under the care of the [[Conventual Franciscans]], whose headquarters in Rome is in the adjacent building.<ref>[https://religiana.com/basilica-dei-santi-xii-apostoli-rome "Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli", Religiana]</ref> It is the [[Station days|Station church]] for Friday, the first week of Lent.<ref name=pnac>[https://www.pnac.org/station-churches/week-1/friday-santi-xii-apostoli/ "Friday: Santi XII Apostoli", PNAC]</ref>

The [[Cardinal Priest]] of the ''Titulus XII Apostolorum'' is [[Angelo Scola]]. Among the previous Cardinal Priests are [[Pope Clement XIV]], whose tomb by [[Antonio Canova|Canova]] is in the basilica, and [[Henry Benedict Stuart]].