Across the street from St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy, is the Lateran Palace which houses the Scala Santa, the legendary staircase Jesus descended after being condemned by Pontius Pilate. May 25, 2017
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San Giovanni in Laterano, St. John Lateran, in Rome, Italy, became by the order of Constantine the Great, the first Christian church consecrated in 324 AD. It also became the official residence and cathedral of the Catholic popes for the first millennium of Christian history. St. John Lateran suffered many disasters and has evolved over time. May 25, 2017
A close-up of the statues on the exterior of San Giovanni in Laterano or St John Lateran in Rome, Italy. Ordered by Rome’s first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great, it became the Popes’ own cathedral and official residence for the first millennium of Christian history. May 25, 2017
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