- 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.
- Discover everything you need to know about Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta), Rome including history, facts, how to get there and the best time to visit.
- Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13505a.htm.
- 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.
- Both 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.
- 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”...
- What is the Scala Sancta? Also called the Holy Stairs or the Holy Staircase, it’s one of Rome’s most famous Catholic relics.
- 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
- Scala Santa — Saint Jean de Latran de Rome Présentation Nom local Scala Santa ou Scala Sancta Culte Catholique romain Type Lieu de pèl …