Psalms Frontispiece. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

So you’re staying huddled at home until the popepocalypse passes? Fair enough. But you’ll still have a belated chance to celebrate the pope’s visit by taking a pilgrimage to see the rare bible that was donated in his honor to the Library to Congress.

An Apostles Edition of The Saint John’s Bible, given by Saint John’s Abbey and University in the presence of Pope Francis, will go on view starting on Saturday.

Measuring 2 feet by 3 feet while open, The Saint John’s Bible is the first handwritten Bible commissioned by a monastery since the invention of the printing press, according to the Library. There are over 1,130 pages and 160 illuminations depicting scriptural passages from a modern perspective. It will stay up through January 2, 2016 on the north side of the Great Hall of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building (10 First Street SE).

Contrary to some reports, the pope didn’t gift America the original manuscript of The Saint John’s Bible, which cost around $8 million to produce, in exchange for a bird sculpture. Rather St. John’s Abbey donated one of the 12 sets of the Apostles Edition. From the Library of Congress:

The original manuscript of The Saint John’s Bible is held at Saint John’s Abbey and University in Minnesota, a Benedictine institution. It was exhibited at the Library in 2006, in a three-month exhibition titled “Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible.” There are only 12 sets of the Apostles Edition in existence, including the one donated to the Library. A separate set was presented to the Pope and is available to scholars at the Vatican Library. The Saint John’s Bible is an unprecedented combination of ancient methods and materials, with themes, images and technology of the 21st century. Saint John’s Abbey and University partnered with world-renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson, senior scribe to Her Majesty the Queen’s Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, England, to create this masterpiece.