1949 Press Photo Threshold Wash Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore Holy Year Jubilee

Penitentiaries in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, are shown washing the sacred threshold during an exact duplicate of the ceremony that took place at St. Peter's Basilica, inaugurating the Holy Year Jubilee. Despite his 85 years, Cardinal Alessandro Verde officiated at the ceremony.

Photo is dated 1949.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.