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CELEBRATING JUBILEE YEAR of 1700 A wonderful Pilgrimage rosary from Rome, celebrating the Jubilee year of 1700. The medallions help us to understand the tradition of the Scala Santa and the 4 doors of the 4 major Basilicas in Rome. + The Basilicas of St Peter, St John Lateran, Mary Major and St Paul's Outside the Walls are highly visited by Rome's Pilgrims during a Jubilee year. It is traditional to walk through one of each of the basilica doors during that year to bring special blessings. + The Scala Santa, Holy Stairs are believed to be the stairs scaled at the home of Pontious Pilate by Jesus before he was crucified. for more information see
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A rare and beautiful 7 decade hand chained rosary, a souvenir of the Jubilee Year, 1700s, showing the doors of the four major basilicas in Rome. |
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8 SILVER FILIGREE PATER BEADS The 8 Pater beads are of silver filigree work ... and the Ave beads are irregular nuggets of garnet with a slight facet appearing to be heavily worn.... |
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4 MAJOR BASILICA DOORS+ For special blessings during a holy year, one would climb the holy staris on their knees and enter through the doors of the four major basilicas. SCALA SANTA - ROMA + 1700 - BASILICA DOORS
LEFT: The Holy Stairs - the stairs believed climbed by Jesus at home of Pontious Pilate moved to Rome - now at St John Lateran Basilica. + RIGHT: Pilgrimage souvenir Medallion dated 1700 (Jubilee year celebrating opening of holy doors - 4 Major Basilicas - Rome) + CLOSEUP OF BOTH SIDES
LEFT: The word 'ROMA' is at the bottom of the image with SCALA SANTA' or holy stairs around image of the holy stairs. RIGHT: The doors of the four major basilicas in Rome. (St Peters, St John Lateran, Mary Major and St Paul's Outside the Walls), are the same opened by John Paul II during the 2000 jubilee. The Holy Spirit is above. + |
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'Last night I said the joyful mysteries on [this rosary] and I could tell it had been many years since those beads had been fingered in prayer. Like water running into parched earth.' from the collection of Christopher Buczek (NY) |
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