the "Seven Pilgrim Churches" Road


The Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome

The Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome are seven ancient and major churches in Rome, central to a religious pilgrimage to the city.

As the home of the Pope and the catholic Curia, as well as the locus of a many sites and relics of worship related to Apostles, Saints and Christian martyrs, Rome had long been a destination for pilgrims.

Periodically, some were propelled to travel to rome from the Spiritual benefits, including indulgences accrued through a papally sanctioned Jubilee.

These indulgences require a visit as a pilgrim to these specific churches though not in a specific order.

This tradition is related to the work of St. Philip Neri, who devoted his life to help pilgrims.