![]() ![]() (Note: A Hail Mary and an invocation to your Patron Saint may be added to each step.)īy the anguish of heart Thou didst experience,īy the intense grief that filled Thy heart The bloodstained traces of Your Divine feet, You did submit to the suffering of the scourging (Note: While this prayer is not part of the original Scala Santa devotion, it is an introduction to the Sacred Stairs which begin on the first straight step. These short prayers are worthy of veneration, because they were composed and published in Rome for the use of pilgrims to the original Scala Santa. While no special prayer is obligatory, as a convenience to pilgrims, a short prayer is given here for each of the 28 steps. This indulgence is applicable towards the souls in Purgatory. On November 13, 1893, Pope Leo XIII granted that the faithful who ascend the steps of the Scala Santa on their knees, with a contrite heart, praying and meditating on Our Lord's Passion, may gain an indulgence of three hundred days for each step. (26 miles East of Québec City.) Like those of Rome, the Stairs, consisting of 29 steps, are inside, starting on the second floor. The first Scala Santa to be built in America in 1891 is found at Sainte Anne de Beaupré, Québec, Canada. John Lateran.ĭuring the last century, it became the custom in many parts of the Catholic Church to erect staircases similar to the Scala Santa in Rome. It continues to be venerated in Rome, in the Basilica of St. These plenary indulgences are granted by special concessions.The original Scala Santa, also known as "Holy Stairway" is the staircase which Jesus ascended during His Passion while proceeding to Pilate's pretorium.īy the Saviour's footsteps, that staircase which is still in existence today, was sanctified. Sometimes indulgences are attached to the replicas also. Replicas of the Scala Sancta have been built in other places such as Lourdes, France as well several nuns' convents. The walls of the Scala Santa, the vault, and the side staircases were embellished by a crew of artists led by Giovanni Guerra and C.Nebbia in the 16th century.Īccording to Roman Catholic custom he faithful should climb the Scala Sancta on their knees.Plenary indulgence was granted to the believers who climbed the stairs on the knees. In the vestibule you can find impressive sculptures by I.Iacometti from the 19th century. Today the staircase has side walls with frescoes on them and a vault and it leads from an atrium. It used to be one of the most famous halls of the ancient palace and it served the banquet hall. The third monument is called the Triclinium of Leo III. They are now located in a building built in 1589 by Domenico Fontana. ![]() The Scala Sancta and the Sancta Sanctorum are two out of the three monuments who survived from the original Lateran Palace. In the chapel there are 28 Gothic tabernacles with relics inside them placed along the walls. ![]() In the Chapel there are mosaics frescoes and commissioned by Pope Nicolas III. These holy relics gave the chapel its name- "Holiest of Holies." This chapel dates back as far as the 8th century and it was rebuilt in 1278. Inside the are some well preserved relics which were brought from the old Lateran Palace. The Sancta Sanctorum, which is located on the first floor of the palace, used to be the private chapel of the early Popes in the Lateran palace. The steps lead up to the Sancta Sanctorum. They are adjacent to a church which was built on earth brought from Mount Calvary. Originally, the Scala Sancta was comprised from twenty-eight steps crafted in white marble. The Scala Santa has attracted in the past and continues to attract millions of Christian pilgrims from all corners of the world. According to this tradition in the 4th century the stairs were taken to Rome by St. Jesus Christ stood on the Scala Santa at the time of his Passion on the way his trial. Traditionally, the Scala Sancta is the actual stair case that led to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. The Lateran Palace used to be the residence of the Popes before the Avignon Exile and is now used as the Museo Storico Vaticano which is a museum of the history of the Papal States. ![]() The Lateran Palace is located in proximity to the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, the cathedral church of Rome. The Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) are steps that can be found in what used to be the old Lateran Palace. ![]()
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