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The Angel at the Gates
of Paradise
The Joy that Eve took away
The Fall
You give back with your divine Son
Mary
The Annunciation

The Angel of
The Annunciation
You come to me?
Christ's Baptism
in the Jordan
Saving what had been lost
The Lost Sheep
Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you
The Merciful Father
Get up, pick up your stretcher and walk
The Cure of
a Paralytic
Her sins, many as they are, have been forgiven her
The Woman who
was a Sinner
Seventy-seven times
The Need for
Forgiveness
And the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter
Peter's Denial
Today you will be with me in Paradise
In Front of the Crucifix
The Good Thief
Blessed are those who believe
The Appearance
to Thomas
Receive the Holy Spirit
Christ's Appearance to
The Disciples
I am Jesus, who you are persecuting
The Conversion
of Saul
Lord, I am standing at the door, knocking
Opening the
Holy Door

PIUS XII PONT. MAX ANNO INEVNTE
SACRO MCML AENEIS HVIVS PORTAE
VALVIS VATICANAM BASILICAM DECO-
RARI IVSSIT LVDOVICO KAAS PETRIA-
NI TEMPLI OPERVM CVRATORE

Pius XII Pontifex Maximus as the Holy Year 1950 drew near, ordered Ludovico Kaas, curator of Peter's temple, to adorn the Vatican Basilica with the bronze panels of this Holy Door.

HINC VBERES SCATEANT DIVINAE GRA-
TIAE LATICES OMNIVMQVE INGREDIEN-
TIVM ANIMOS EXPIENT ALMA REFI-
CIANT PACE CHRISTIANA VIRTVTE
EXORNENT ANNO SACRO MCML+

From here the waters of divine grace flow abundantly, may they purify the soul of anyone who enters, restoring their spirit with divine peace and adorning them with Christian virtue.
Holy Year, 1950.

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