Holy Stairs

E593942

Holy Stairs is a revered Christian pilgrimage site in Rome consisting of a set of marble steps that tradition holds were climbed by Jesus during his Passion and later brought from Jerusalem.

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Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic shrine
Christian pilgrimage site
staircase
adjacentTo Basilica of St. John Lateran NERFINISHED
associatedWithBuilding Sanctuary of the Scala Sancta NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Passion of Jesus NERFINISHED
associatedWithFigure Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
Saint Helena NERFINISHED
broughtFrom Jerusalem NERFINISHED
broughtInCentury 4th century
broughtTo Rome NERFINISHED
city Rome
continent Europe
country Italy
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasAccessRestriction climbed only on knees by the faithful
hasArtworks frescoes in adjoining chapel areas
hasDevotionalFocus meditation on the Passion of Christ
hasIndulgenceTradition plenary indulgence under certain conditions
hasLanguage Italian
Latin NERFINISHED
hasMaterial marble
hasPilgrimageStatus major Roman pilgrimage site
hasProtection wooden coverings on steps
hasRelicAssociation blood of Christ
hasSideStaircases two parallel stairways for normal walking
heritageType Christian relic site
languageVariant Scala Sancta NERFINISHED
Scala Santa NERFINISHED
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
San Giovanni district NERFINISHED
near Lateran Palace NERFINISHED
numberOfSteps 28
overseenBy Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
partOf Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs NERFINISHED
pilgrimagePractice ascended on knees
region Lazio
religion Christianity
touristAttraction yes
traditionallyBelievedToBe steps climbed by Jesus before Pontius Pilate
traditionallyBroughtBy Saint Helena NERFINISHED
veneratedBy Catholics
other Christians

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Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) nearby EnglishName Holy Stairs
subject surface form: Scala Sancta
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec hasLandmark Holy Stairs
this entity surface form: Scala Santa (Holy Stairs)