Scala Sancta

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Scala Sancta is a revered Christian pilgrimage site in Rome consisting of a set of holy stairs traditionally believed to have been climbed by Jesus during his Passion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
Roman Catholic shrine
holy staircase
address Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano NERFINISHED
adjacentTo Sancta Sanctorum chapel NERFINISHED
associatedDevotion Passion devotion
penitential practices
associatedWithBuilding Pontius Pilate’s praetorium (by tradition) NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Passion of Jesus NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Helena of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
associatedWithPope Pope Sixtus V NERFINISHED
city Rome
cityQuarter Esquilino NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Italy
coveredBy wooden protection
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
devotionalAct prayer on each step
grantedIndulgencesBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeStairs two side staircases for normal ascent
hasRelics relics of the Passion (by tradition)
heritageDesignation Catholic sacred site
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
managedBy Vicariate of Rome NERFINISHED
material marble
near Basilica of St. John Lateran NERFINISHED
numberOfSteps 28
openToPublic yes
partOfComplex Sancta Sanctorum complex NERFINISHED
pilgrimagePractice ascended on knees by pilgrims
primaryUse pilgrimage
region Lazio
religion Christianity
secondaryUse tourism
touristAttraction yes
traditionallyBelievedToBe stairs climbed by Jesus during his Passion
traditionallyBroughtBy Empress Helena NERFINISHED
traditionOrigin brought from Jerusalem to Rome
translationOfName Holy Stairs NERFINISHED

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Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby LatinName Scala Sancta
subject surface form: Scala Sancta
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy adjacentTo Scala Sancta
subject surface form: Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
Lateran Hill hasLandmark Scala Sancta
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy hasLandmark Scala Sancta
subject surface form: Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano