Passion of Christ Walking Tour in Rome

Passion of Christ 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 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, a thorn 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

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

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

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

Ancient Basilica containing magnificent mosaics and the pillar on which Jesus was flogged in Jerusalemn

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Sant'Alfonso all'Esquilino, Via Merulana, 00185 Rome Italy

Gorgeous Neo-Gothic church containing the original Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help aka the Theotokos of the Passion - perhaps the most famous icon in the world

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Scala Santa and Chapel of San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 14, 00184 Rome Italy

The Holy Steps outside the Praetorium where Jesus was judged in Jerusalem brought to Rome in the 4th Century.

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The Cathedral of Rome containing the skulls of Sts Peter & Paul

Duration: 40 minutes

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

Ancient Basilica housing the relics of the Passion and Death of Jesus brought from Jerusalem

Duration: 35 minutes