A SACRED staircase which Jesus Christ is said to have climbed before being sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius Pilate has been restored to its original state after 300 years. The 28 steps of the Sc…
A SACRED staircase which Jesus Christ is said to have climbed before being sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius Pilate has been restored to its original state after 300 years.
A long restoration process has removed the wooden planks installed by order of pope Innocent XIII, as the beautiful marble got worn down by millions of pilgrims. A charitable organisation called the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums funded the restoration, carried out by experts from Vatican Museums.
Crowds of Catholic faithfuls then got on their hands and knees to climb their way up the 28 stairs, located close to one of Rome's great basilicas, St John in Lateran.
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