- getyourguide.com scala-sancta-l7846/The oldest of the 4 Papal Basilicas, St. John Lateran boasts a splendid façade, but it’s the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) that will catch your eye.
- newadvent.org cathen/13505a.htmScala Sancta (Holy Stairs). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13505a.htm.
- thehistoryblog.com archives/54924Both the marble and the wood coverings required conservation, as did the frescoes on the side walls, so the Scala Sancta has been closed since work began.
- saturdaysinrome.com blog/hidden-gems-scala-sancta/The Scala Sancta is a major stop on the Pilgrims Trail and if you visit this site near the Basilica of Saint John in Lateran you could receive you indulgence.
- pilgrim-info.com scala-santa-the-holy-stairs/It is believed that Jesus climbed these stairs several times the day he was sentenced to death, thus, they are known as the “Scala Pilati” or “Scala Sancta”...
- italyheaven.co.uk lazio/rome/scalasanta/Once this chapel, first mentioned in the eighth century and called the Sancta Sanctorum or Holy of Holies, was the private oratory of medieval popes.
- fromhometorome.com scala-sancta-holy-staircase-…What is the Scala Sancta? Also called the Holy Stairs or the Holy Staircase, it’s one of Rome’s most famous Catholic relics.
- owlapps.net owlapps_apps/articles…Scala Sancta in the Catholic Church. Climbing the Holy Stairs on one's knees is a devotion much in favour with pilgrims and the faithful.
- ncregister.com blog/climbing-the-scala-sancta-in-…With this in the back of my mind, I went to the Scala Sancta with my son a few days ago. ... There are lovely replicas of the Scala Sancta in the Americas