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Spiritual exercises on the Scala Sancta, the 28 white marble steps that are the Roman Catholic relics located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in the Lateran. Officially, the edifice is titled the Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa, and incorporates part of the old Papal Lateran Palace. The Holy Stairs lead to the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum or simply the "Sancta Sanctorum", which was the personal chapel of the early Popes. According to Roman Catholic tradition, the Holy Stairs were the steps leading up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem on which Jesus Christ stepped on his way to trial during his Passion. The Stairs reputedly were brought to Rome by Saint Helena in the fourth century. The meditations in this work number 28, one for each of the 28 steps in the sanctuary.

Signatures: [A]⁴ (B² + C⁶)

Printer's ornament on title page; head pieces.

Medina, J.T. Imprenta en México (1539-1821), 8359.

Purchase; 2018; 19-054.