![]() Imitations of the Scala Sancta have been erected in various places, as in Lourdes and in some convents of nuns, and indulgences are attached to them by special concessions. The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps that are Roman Catholic relics located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Finally Pius X, on 26 Feb., 1908, granted a plenary indulgence to be gained as often as the stairs are devoutly ascended after confession and communion. Pius VII on 2 Sept., 1817 granted those who ascend the stairs in the prescribed manner an indulgence of nine years for every step. Not a few popes are recorded to have performed this pious exercise Pius IX, who in 1853 entrusted the Passionist Fathers with the care of the sanctuary, ascended the Holy Stairs on 19 Sept., 1870, the eve of the entrance of the Piedmontese into Rome. In its new site the Scala Sancta is flanked by four other stairs, two on each side, for common use, since the Holy Stairs may only be ascended on the knees, a devotion much in favour with pilgrims and the Roman faithful, especially on Fridays and in Lent. These holy treasures, which since Leo X (1513-21) have not been seen by anybody, have recently been the object of learned dissertations by Grisar and Lauer. The Sancta Sanctorum also contains the celebrated image of Christ, "not made by human hands", which on certain occasions used to be carried through Rome in procession. Lawrence, and the only remaining part of the former Lateran Palace, receiving its name from the many precious relics preserved there. The latter is the old private papal chapel, dedicated to St. When Sixtus V in 1589 destroyed the old papal palace and built the new one, he ordered the Holy Stairs be transferred to their present site, before the Sancta Sanctorum (Holy of Holies). Sylvester, were covered with a special roof, and had at their sides other stairs for common use. From old plans it can be gathered that they led to a corridor of the Lateran Palace, near the Chapel of St. In the Middle Ages they were known as Scala Pilati, the Stairs of Pilate. The historians of the monument relate that the Holy Stairs were brought from Jerusalem to Rome about 326 by St. Location: Piazza di S.101300 Catholic Encyclopedia - Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) Livarius OligerĬonsisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near the Lateran according to tradition the staircase leading once to the prætorium of Pilate at Jerusalem, hence sanctified by the footsteps of Our Lord during his Passion. ![]() The steps lead to the Church of Saint Lawrence which was at one time the personal chapel of the Holy Father. The 28 white marble stairs are located inside the Holy Stairs Sanctuary which is visited by hundreds of thousands of devout Catholics each year. For a brief time in 2019, Pilgrims had the opportunity to climb the marble steps. For over 300 years, Pilgrims were not allowed to kneel on the actual marble steps, but rather could climb the steps on their knees on a wooden staircase over the steps. All who climb up the sacred marble steps on their knees, will receive Plenary Indulgence upon completion. The Holy Stairs reopened in April 2019 after being closed for restoration. The Stairs were brought to Rome by Saint Helena in the fourth century. The Holy Stairs, in Italian “Scala Sancta” are the steps leading up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem on which Jesus Christ stepped on his way to trial during his Passion.
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