- Charles Dickens, after visiting the Scala Sancta in 1845, wrote: "I never, in my life, saw anything at once so ridiculous and so unpleasant as this sight."
- Is possible to visit the papal chapel of Sancta Sanctorum with multimedia audio-guide (ask at the entrance). You can make your booking here.
- In April of 2019, a friend, knowing that I happened to be in Rome, sent me an article about the Scala Sancta (Holy Steps)—the marble stairs to the Pope’s private...
- Originally, the Scala Sancta was comprised from twenty-eight steps crafted in white marble. The steps are encased by wooden.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13505a.htm.
- 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”...
- La "Scala Santa" di 28 gradini, che i devoti salgono in ginocchio, conduce alla Cappella di S. Lorenzo, detta il "Sancta Sanctorum" per le molte reliquie custodite.
