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- On Good Friday this location is packed with pilgrims who perform penitence by climbing these twenty-eight wood-covered steps on their knees. According to tradition, these steps were trod by Christ when he was led to Pontius Pilate for his trial. St Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine, brought the steps to Rome from Jerusalem. Pope Sixtus V had them placed in their present position. They are covered in wood so that no foot can touch them, and this is the reason why the faithful climb up them on their knees.
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Contact:
- tel: +39 6 48 8991 (Tourist Information)
- fax: +39 6 481 9316 (Rome Tourism Board)
Address:
- piazza San Giovanni in Laterano 14
- Rome 00184
Neighborhood:
San Giovanni/Termini/Colle Oppio/San LorenzoStrenuousness:
- No Sweat
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