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Easter in Rome

Why not spend a wonderful Easter in Rome? At Ceasars Accommodation we can offer great accommodation of all types with the added benefits of a center location. This is a time when our beloved Pope will celebrate Easter mass at Saint Peters Basilica. Easter is a time when many visitors to Rome will get more than just a glimpse of our beloved Pope. Seeing the Pope in Rome!



San Giovanni in Laterano

The Basilica of Saint John Lateran is the cathedral church of Rome. And did you know it is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope. It is also the oldest cathedral in Rome! Many of the Roman Catholics have given this the title of ECUMENICAL MOTHERCHURCH.





Location of Saint John Lateran

JUST A 2 MINUTE WALK FROM OUR GUESTHOUSE SLEEPING BEAUTY!
Many of our clients have been lucky enough to see the Pope giving mass from this baroque facade of the basilica of Sain John Lateran. The basilica sits on a site which was occupied during the early Roman empire. Every Pope from Miltiades occupied the Lateran Palace until the reign of the french pope Clement V.

This is an area rich with religious history. Come and visit not only Saint John Lateran Church, but also the Lateran Palace and Holy Staircase. In front of the Lateran Palace is an obolisque built by Tuhmosis III





The Holy Steps

A famous Papal Sanctuary which is located next to the Basilica. The Holy Staircase is believed to be the actual steps that Jesus climbed the day he was sentenced to death. It is said that these stairs where ordered and sent from Jerusalem to Rome by Saint Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine The Great in 334 AD. The Stairs are known as the Scala Pilati, in other words Pilates Stairway or the Scala Sancti Holy Stairway.





Lateran Cloister

To the left of the Basilica there was a great monastery. Many monks resided there and provided their services to the basilica the remaining part of this great monastery are the Cloisters, surrounded by graceful columns of beautiful inlayed marble. This beautiful Cloister dates to the 13th century.





Baptistry

The Lateran Baptistry stands apart from the Basilica founded by Pope Sixtus III holds a legend that Constantine the Great was baptised there.

Our Staff will be more than happy to provide you with further information and arrival instructions to all main tourist attractions in Rome upon arrival and throughout your stay with us!

 

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