The Scala Sancta (English: Holy Stairs, Italian: Scala Santa) are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano.[1] Officially, the edifice is titled the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa), and incorporates part of the old Papal Lateran Palace. Replica stairs flank the original staircase, which may only be climbed on one's knees. The Holy Stairs lead to the Church of Saint Lawrence in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum (Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum) or simply the "Sancta Sanctorum" (English: Holy of Holies), which was the personal chapel of the early Popes.
According to Catholic Church tradition, the Holy Stairs were 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. The Stairs reputedly were brought to Rome by Saint Helena in the fourth century. In the Middle Ages they were known as Scala Pilati (the Stairs of Pilate).[2]
For centuries, the Scala Sancta has attracted Christian pilgrims who wish to honour the Passion of Jesus Christ. Since the early 1700s, the Holy Stairs have been encased in wood for protection, but were briefly exposed in 2019 following restoration work.[3][4]
^www.vatican.va Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine Stampa della Santa Sede: Zone extraterritoriali vaticani, 3 April 2001 (Italian). Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^Oliger, Livarius. "Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 31 December 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Brockhaus, Hannah (11 April 2019). "Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for the first time in 300 years". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^"Unveiling Rome's Scala Santa". wantedinrome.com. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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