The Vatican showed how the marble staircase that Jesus mounted for his trial is at the origin

April 12, 2019

The Holy See shows for the first time in 300 years the "sacred stairs", where Christ ascended to be judged by Pontius Pilate.

The Vatican He lived a historic moment last Thursday, when hundreds of faithful were able to observe the so-called "sacred staircase" as he watched it when Jesus was judged by Pontius Pilate.

The structure of 28 marble steps is exposed for the first time in 300 years without the wood covering it and will be discovered for two months so that thousands of people can watch it.

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"For sixty days we can walk on our knees and touch the marble on which Jesus walked himself in the Praetorian palace where he was judged by Pontius Pilate," said Fr Francesco Guerra, rector of the Pontifical Shrine of the "Saints". stairs".

The Vatican He began the restoration work on the staircase two years ago and for his inauguration, he received the blessing of Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Angelo De Donatis, who scattered holy water with a hyssop.

According to the Holy Scriptures, Jesus climbed the 28 steps of this staircase, which were in the Praetorian palace of Jerusalem, when he was sentenced to death.

The structure was moved to Rome in 326 AD by order of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, who in 313 legalized Christianity and formalized it as the official religion of the empire.

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The staircase is composed of 28 marble steps that lead to "Sancta Sanctorum", a tiny chapel where clergy gathered to pray until the Middle Ages, filled with relics of great value and visible only through a thick grid.

The Vatican It will be on display for the next 60 days, until Pentecost, and the faithful may even walk on the original marble of the structure in which Jesus walked.