St. Peter’s Basilica

Door to St. Peter’s Tomb- Located on the right side of the entrance into St. Peter’s Basilica

The Holy Door or ‘Porta Sancta’ is only open during a Holy Year (Jubilee), which occurs every 25 years (the last one in 2000).On the first day of a holy year, the Pope strikes the brick wall with a silver hammer and opens it to the pilgrims.