Click here for a virtual tour of saint john lateran from the vatican official. Highresolution virtual tour of saint john lateran, from the vatican. Admire the sculptures and the central nave, with the beautiful ceiling designed by borromini, commissioned by pope innocent x for the jubilee in 1650. For help finding your way around, we suggest the little black book of rome it is. John lateran san giovanni in laterano is romes cathedral. Pope benedict celebrated the mass for the feast of corpus christi here and then lead a corpus christi procession along romes via merulana, which links the basilicas of st. This is the oldest of romes four major basilicas and the official seat of the pope. Bryan crable, chairman of the communication department at the catholic university in villanova, pa. Its name derives from the 28 marble steps of the holy stairs. Virtual reality tour of the basilica of saint john lateran. Your guide will take you to see the chiostro, the holy stairs, and the fantastic baptistery of the lateran complex as well.
Take a guided tour of the first papal residency and marvel at the interior of the basilica of st. It serves as the the official ecclesiastical seat of the pope as the bishop of rome. John lateran basilica rome tour part 4 if you like please leave a comment, like and subscribe. Santissimo salvatore e santi giovanni battista ed evangelista in laterano, also known as the papal archbasilica of saint john in lateran, saint john lateran, or the lateran basilica, is the cathedral church of the diocese of rome in the city of rome, and serves as the seat of the. A virtual tour to the oldest church in rome youtube. It was dedicated to the saviour, basilica salvatoris, the dedication to st. John being of later date, and due to a benedictine monastery of st. The site was, in ancient times, occupied by the palace of. John lateran basilica di san giovanni in laterano tours. John lateran in rome from the comfort of your own home. Visit basilica di san giovanni in laterana rome independently. The first basilica on the site was built in the fourth century when the roman emperor constantine donated land he had received from the wealthy lateran family. John lateran is the popes church, the cathedral of the diocese of rome where the bishop of rome presides. John lateran, the sanctuary is recognized as the first private papal chapel.
Nowadays, basilica di san giovanni in laterno is where the pope, as bishop of rome, celebrates holy thursday mass. John the evangelist which adjoined the basilica and where members were charged at one period with the duty of maintaining the services in the church. Special thanks to villanova university in pennsylvania usa for its contribution to the realization of the virtual reality tour of the basilica of saint john lateran. Basilica of st john lateran hd footage, information and facts on basilica of st john lateran. The term lateran coincides with the name of two figures in imperial rome. The basilica also houses a baptistery, which for many years was the only baptistery in rome. Peters as the popes main church, but they are wrong. John lateran has played an important role throughout history. The cathedral of the most holy savior and of saints john the baptist and the evangelist in the. This is the oldest, and ranks first among the four great patriarchal basilicas of rome.