Copies of The Scala Sancta Around The World
Imitations of the Scala Sancta have been erected in various places, as in Lourdes and in some convents of nuns, and indulgences are attached to them by special concessions.
- Sacro Monte di Varallo, Piedmont, Italy
- St Paul’s Church, Campli, Italy (42°43′28.5″N 13°41′5.7″E / 42.724583°N 13.684917°E / 42.724583; 13.684917): Pope Clement XIV acknowledged Campli in 1772 with the ownership of the Holy Stairs.
- Veroli, Italy
- Heilig-Kreuz Kirche, Bad Tölz, Germany (47°45′49″N 11°33′21″E / 47.76361°N 11.55583°E / 47.76361; 11.55583)
- Kreuzbergkirche, Bonn, Germany (50°42′51″N 7°4′48″E / 50.71417°N 7.08000°E / 50.71417; 7.08000) : Clemens August of Bavaria, ordered to retrofit this church with a "Scala Sancta" according to the plans of the Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann. It was built from 1745 to 1751.
- Basilica of Sainte Anne d'Auray, France (47°42′17.47″N 2°57′9.27″W / 47.7048528°N 2.9525750°W / 47.7048528; -2.9525750)
- Františkánsky kostol Nepoškvrneného Počatia Panny Márie, Malacky, Slovakia
- St. Patrick - St. Stanislaus Kostka Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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