Audio Guide Basilica of Saint John Lateran

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Basilica of Saint John Lateran
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About this place

Rome's cathedral and the oldest and most important of the four papal basilicas, serving as the episcopal seat of the Pope.

Practical information

P.za. San Giovanni In Laterano, 00184 Roma RM, Italia
Opening hoursMonday: 07:00 - 18:30 Tuesday: 07:00 - 18:30 Wednesday: 07:00 - 18:30 Thursday: 07:00 - 18:30 Friday: 07:00 - 18:30 Saturday: 07:00 - 18:30 Sunday: 07:00 - 18:30
Wheelchair accessible
Official website+39 06 6988 6433See more on Google Maps

Editorial summary

Catedral emblemática y sede oficial del Papa, con fachada del siglo XVIII y estatuas de los Apóstoles.

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Ale

Madre y Cabeza de todas las Iglesias de la Ciudad y el Mundo. Incluida en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Europa por la Unesco. Nos recomendó la visita nuestra guía por los museos vaticanos y realmente no sé, porque no estaba en nuestro itinerario. Es hermosa en todos sus puntos además de la importancia histórica y católica para nosotros

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Luis Oscar Gutiérrez

Quedé impresionado con San Pablo extramuros, más con Santa María Maggiore, y aun más con San Juan de Letrán. Esta inmensa iglesia reluce con la gran cantidad de brillo dorado, cómo por sus esculturales imágenes de los apóstoles. Todo es magnífico y lujoso, salvo la sillería que es de plástico. Recorrerla fue muy bonito, vale la pena su visita, a media hora de Roma Termini, caminando.

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Mari Angeles Cano García

@searmolamarimorena Considerada la madre y cabeza de todas las iglesias del mundo, la Basílica de San Giovanni in Laterano (San Juan de Letrán) es la catedral de Roma y la sede episcopal del Papa, incluso por encima de San Pedro del Vaticano. Fue fundada en el siglo IV por el emperador Constantino, convirtiéndose en la primera basílica cristiana de la historia. A lo largo de los siglos ha sido testigo de concilios, coronaciones papales y grandes transformaciones arquitectónicas. En su interior encontrarás doce monumentales estatuas de los apóstoles y el antiguo trono papal, que recuerdan el poder espiritual que este lugar tuvo durante la Edad Media. Está menos concurrida que otras basílicas romanas y ofrece una experiencia más íntima, más espiritual.

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Points included in this audio guide

1

Cappella Corsini

A centrally planned chapel crowned by a dome, housing the tombs of Pope Clement XII and other members of the Corsini cardinal family. It contains Antonio Montauti's masterpiece Pietà.

2
Cappella Colonna del Santissimo Salvatore

Cappella Colonna del Santissimo Salvatore

Also known as the Choir Chapel, designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, where several cardinals of the Colonna family are buried.

3
Papal Altar and Gothic Ciborium

Papal Altar and Gothic Ciborium

The papal altar beneath the monumental Gothic ciborium by Giovanni di Stefano, which houses the reliquaries containing the heads of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

4
Mosaico Absidale di Jacopo Torriti

Mosaico Absidale di Jacopo Torriti

A spectacular 13th-century mosaic depicting the Virgin presenting Pope Nicholas IV alongside saints, created by master craftsmen Jacopo Torriti and Jacopo da Camerino.

5
Lateran Cloister

Lateran Cloister

A masterpiece of 13th-century Cosmati art by the Vassalletto family, this is Rome's largest cloister, distinguished by its marble-inlaid columns.

6
Lateran Baptistry

Lateran Baptistry

An octagonal baptistry founded by Pope Sixtus III, which served as a model for baptistries throughout Italy and remained Rome's only baptistry for many generations.

7
Confessional of Pius IX

Confessional of Pius IX

A confessional created in 1851 by Filippo Martinucci, adorned with polychrome marble and a gilded wrought-iron balustrade in the Neo-Gothic style.

8
Statue dei Dodici Apostoli

Statue dei Dodici Apostoli

Monumental sculptures of the twelve apostles created by various Baroque artists including Camillo Rusconi, Pierre Legros and Angelo De Rossi, positioned on the Borrominian pilasters.

9
Organ of Luca Biagi

Organ of Luca Biagi

A monumental sixteenth-century organ decorated by Giovan Battista Montano, featuring three triforia with metal pipes, some of which are twisted.

10
Tabula Magna Lateranensis

Tabula Magna Lateranensis

A 13th-century mosaic tablet bearing a Latin inscription that lists the relics once preserved within the basilica and the Sancta Sanctorum.

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10 points of interest included
  • 1.Cappella Corsini
  • 2.Cappella Colonna del Santissimo Salvatore
  • 3.Papal Altar and Gothic Ciborium
  • 4.Mosaico Absidale di Jacopo Torriti
  • 5.Lateran Cloister
  • 6.Lateran Baptistry
  • 7.Confessional of Pius IX
  • 8.Statue dei Dodici Apostoli
  • 9.Organ of Luca Biagi
  • 10.Tabula Magna Lateranensis

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