Everyone should see Sancta Sanctorum, Rome

Posted 1 year ago by shauli in response to avatar katia's question: My friends recommend me to go to Piazza San Giovanni as soon as I'll get to Rome. Why is the area so important? (give a different answer) .

In the past there was a chapel only the pope could enter... it's called Sancta Sanctorum. It can be seen today in Piazza San Giovanni, at the top of Scala Santa... that's why the square is a special site in Rome. Inside the chapel one the 13th-century frescos represents the "Image of the Most Holy Saviour"; it is so sacred that they say no human hand could have painted it. Admission is 3 euro

Tags: church, religious.
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