Old St Patrick church along Liberty Ave is a very small unassuming church many pass everyday but inside its hiding a secret . it is one of 3 Churches in US which have a replica of the steps which are ascended by kneeling on them the whole way up and are an exact copy of the sacred steps
of St Johns Basilica in Rome
https://pghshrines.org/st-patrick-1
But there is so much more history to the steps and old St Patrick's
the steps represent the 28 steps Jesus took towards judgement by Pontious Pilate
Commissioned by Father James Cox in1936 the second church on the site the first one destroyed in a fire .
Now if that name seems familiar to those who stucy history yes this is the Priest who lead Coxes Army to try and get relief for WW!
veterans .
Read the link abve for more on this most unique Chuch.
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