File:Scala Sancta next to Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano (31387679317).jpg

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You are only allowed to climb the stairs on your knees. They are currently closed and inaccessible to visitors. These seem to be the replica stairs that flank the original staircase for a total of 5 staircases, and one of these is accessible to pilgrims to climb on their knees.

The Scala Sancta, or Holy Stairs, are white marble steps encased in wooden ones. According to Catholic Tradition, they form the staircase which once led to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem and which, therefore, were sanctified by the footsteps of Jesus Christ during His Passion... In 1589, Pope Sixtus V relocated the steps to their present location in front of the ancient palatine chapel named the Sancta Sanctorum.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Sonse at https://flickr.com/photos/34585612@N00/31387679317. It was reviewed on 28 January 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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