{"id":14915,"date":"2011-10-03T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14915"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:43:17","slug":"the-holy-door-of-the-papal-basilica-of-saint-peter-part-2-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14915","title":{"rendered":"The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter &#8211; Part 2 of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the State of the Vatican City was at one time made of wood. The present door is made of bronze and 16 panels can be viewed from the exterior. The door is sealed on the inside and is not scheduled to be opened again until the year 2025. Traditionally, the plaster sealing the door on the interior was loosened so that it would fall when the Pope struck three blows on it. However, in the Jubilee year 2000, the plaster had been removed so that Pope John Paul II needed only to push the door open with his hands. This was presumably done for safety reasons. Debris had fallen on Pope Paul VI when he opened the Holy Door in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>The second four panels of the Holy Door depict:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christ&#8217;s Baptism in the Jordan<\/li>\n<li>The Lost Sheep<\/li>\n<li>The Merciful Father<\/li>\n<li>The Cure of a Paralytic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Christs-Baptism-in-the-Jordan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14917\" title=\"Christ's Baptism in the Jordan\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Christs-Baptism-in-the-Jordan.jpg\" alt=\"Christ's Baptism in the Jordan\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Christs-Baptism-in-the-Jordan.jpg 333w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Christs-Baptism-in-the-Jordan-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Christ&#8217;s Baptism in the Jordan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Christ&#8217;s Baptism in the Jordan (State of the Vatican City); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Lost-Sheep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14918\" title=\"The Lost Sheep\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Lost-Sheep.jpg\" alt=\"The Lost Sheep\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Lost-Sheep.jpg 334w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Lost-Sheep-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Lost Sheep<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Lost Sheep (State of the Vatican City); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Merciful-Father.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14919\" title=\"The Merciful Father\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Merciful-Father.jpg\" alt=\"The Merciful Father\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Merciful-Father.jpg 333w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Merciful-Father-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Merciful Father<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Merciful Father (State of the Vatican City); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Cure-of-a-Paralytic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14920\" title=\"The Cure of a Paralytic\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Cure-of-a-Paralytic.jpg\" alt=\"The Cure of a Paralytic\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Cure-of-a-Paralytic.jpg 333w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/The-Cure-of-a-Paralytic-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Cure of a Paralytic<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Cure of a Paralytic (State of the Vatican City); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The posts in this series include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter &#8211; <a title=\"Part 1 of 4\" href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14881\">Part 1 of 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter &#8211; <a title=\"Part 2 of 4\" href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14915\">Part 2 of 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter &#8211; <a title=\"Part 3 of 4\" href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14926\">Part 3 of 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter &#8211; <a title=\"Part 2 of 4\" href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14937\">Part 4 of 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the State of the Vatican City was at one time made of wood. 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