Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala

"Tradition says that a mother or midwife prayed for the health of a dying child under an image of Our Lady that was positioned over a staircase. Her child was cured. The image is in a chapel on the left side of the church. The relic of the foot of Teresa of Avila is in a chapel left of the sanctuary. If it is closed, you can ring the doorbell of the pharmacy next to the church and someone from the church will often let you into the chapel (very "Rome"!) "

"You'll likely pass this church every day in Trastevere! Free entry. Don't miss it's intricately painted ceilings. "