The Daily Question
When was the current Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica installed?
1. In the 1600s
2. In the early 1860s
3. After World War II
4. Recently in the 21st century
2. In the early 1860s
3. After World War II
4. Recently in the 21st century
Your answer was: In the early 1860s
Answer: The Swiss people gave Pope Pius XII a "new" bronze Holy Door for St. Peter's Basilica after World War II in gratitude for being spared the horrors of the war. This door replaced the wood door that Benedict XIV had installed in 1748.
Book Source: Virginia Card, Noe, The Holy Door At St. Peter's, ATS Italia Editrice, Liberia Editrice Vaticana, copyright 1999
Holy Door - St. Peter's Basilica
Scott # 1136 (1999)
Book Source: Virginia Card, Noe, The Holy Door At St. Peter's, ATS Italia Editrice, Liberia Editrice Vaticana, copyright 1999
Holy Door - St. Peter's Basilica
Scott # 1136 (1999)
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