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Basilica di Santa Prassede Tours
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3 hours (Approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 2 more
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Early Christian history enthusiasts will enjoy this tour of relics from the life of Christ. Visits include the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to view wood believed to be from Jesus’ manger; Santa Prassede, home to a fragment of the pillar on which Christ is said to have been flogged; and the Basilica of Santa Croce, containing what may be pieces of the cross and a nail from the Crucifixion. You can also walk up the Holy Stairs Jesus once descended.
- See some of the most precious early Christian relics in Rome
- Learn more about the life and death of Jesus Christ from your guide
- Visit Rome's impressive cathedral: the Basilica of Saint John Lateran
- View relics from Christ's Passion brought directly from Jerusalem
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