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sanctum sanctorum
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sanctum sanctorum
1. The innermost or holiest place of a tabernacle or temple, the “holy of holies.”
2. Any especially private place or retreat which may not be entered except by special permission.
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They outline the Assumption Day pilgrimage in which an ancient icon of Christ, housed in the Sancta Sanctorum, was paraded from the cathedral church of Saint John Lateran to the church of Saint Mary Major, with stops at various other "stations" along the way.
Rome 1300: On the Path of the Pilgrim by Cunningham, Lawrence S. / Commonweal
 
 
 
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