The Holy Doors

Jubilee Celebration of Hope 2025

The Holy Doors have 16 rectangular panels lined with four rows of four panels each. They are divided by the coat of arms of 36 popes. The bronze panels show the following scenes from the Bible.

Panels Proclaim Meaning 

The Vatican explains the Holy Door’s 16 rectangular panels lined in four rows of four panels each. They are divided by the coat of arms of 36 popes. The bronze panels show the following scenes from the Bible:

• The Angel at the Gates of Paradise,
• The Fall
• Mary at the Annunciation
• The Angel of the Annunciation
• Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan
• The Lost Sheep,
• The Merciful Father,
• The Cure of a Paralytic
• The Woman Washing Jesus’ Feet, the Need for Forgiveness (7 times 77),
• Peter’s Denial
• The Good Thief
• Jesus’ Appearance to Thomas
• Christ’s Appearance to the Disciples
• The Conversion of Saul