Holy doors at St. Peter Basilica in Rome, Italy.
by Marek Poplawski
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Holy doors at St. Peter Basilica in Rome, Italy.
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Marek Poplawski
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Holy door in St. Peter Basilica in Rome. These doors are normally shut from the inside and cannot be easily opened; they are only opened during Jubilee years. The door is bricked up on the inside. On the first day of the Holy Year (Jubilee Year), the pope strikes the brick wall with a hammer and then opens the door to let in the pilgrims who come to make the most of the indulgence. Once again, it is the pope himself who closes the door at the end of the Jubilee Year. The tradition of the opening and closing of the Holy door can be traced back as far as the 15th Century. Above St. Peter’s Basilica Holy Door, there are two marble memorial plates which commemorate the last two times when the door was opened.
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July 17th, 2016
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