The Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) were the steps leading up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem on which Jesus Christ stepped on his way to trial during his Passion.

The Holy Stairs are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. The Stairs reputedly were brought to Rome by Saint Helena in the fourth century. In the Middle Ages they were known as Scala Pilati (the Stairs of Pilate).

Replica stairs flank the original staircase, which may only be climbed on one's knees. The Holy Stairs lead to the Church of Saint Lawrence in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum (Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Palatio ad Sancta Sanctorum) or simply the "Sancta Sanctorum" (English: Holy of Holies), which was the personal chapel of the early Popes.

For centuries, the Scala Sancta has attracted Christian pilgrims who wish to honor the Passion of Jesus Christ.