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Scala Santa (Holy Stairs)
14 P.za di S. Giovanni in Laterano Roma
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Participating in the Passion of Christ
Empress St. Helena brought the stairs according to tradition from Palace of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. These would be the same steps that Jesus would have climbed during his Passion. The complex also houses the Sancta Santorum, which is the first private chapel of the popes, as the place was previous attached to the Lateran Palace across the road.
Pilgrims are welcome to climb the Holy Stairs on their knees as a means to participate in Christ's Passion.
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