Passion of Christ Private Walking Tour in Rome

Passion of Christ Private Walking Tour in Rome

Superb tour providing an intimate encounter with the physical objects collected and/or related to the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. This tour visits the Basilica of St Mary Major containing wood from the manger in which Jesus once lay, the original icon of the Virgin of the Passion aka Mother of Perpetual Succour, San Prassede containing a fragment of the pillar on which Christ was flogged. Walk up the the Holy Stairs (being renovated in 2018) that Jesus walked when being judged by Pontius Pilate, see the church built by S. Helena over spread earth brought from Jerusalem and a chapel containing relics of the Holy Sepulchre, the Cave of Bethlehem, a nail of the crucifixion, the finger of doubting St Thomas, 2 thorns of the crown of thorns and a small walnut board reading INRI.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore 42, 00185 Rome Italy

The Major Basilica of St Mary containing relics of the Nativity Crib in addition to an icon painted by St Luke and much much more

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Prassede, Via di Santa Prassede 9/A, Rome Italy

Ancient Basilica of Santa Prassede with magnificent mosaics and containing the pillar on which Jesus was flogged in Jerusalem

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Parrocchia Sant'Alfonso Maria de' Liguori, Via della Giustiniana, 227, 00188 Rome Italy

Beautiful Neo-Gothic church containing the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help aka the Theotokos of the Passion. Perhaps the world's most famous icon.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza di Porta San Giovanni, 4, 00184 Rome Italy

Cathedral of Rome containing the skulls of Sts Peter and Paul

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 12, 00185 Rome Italy

Ancient Basilica containing multiple relics of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ

Duration: 40 minutes