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Via Dolorosa
The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
traditionally traces the last steps of
Jesus Christ (see pp64-5) , from where
he was tried to Calvary, where he was
crucified, and the tomb in the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, where he
is said to have been buried. There
is no historical basis for the route,
which has changed over the centuries.
However, the tradition is so strong that countless
pilgrims walk the route, identifying with Jesus's
suffering as they stop at the 14 Stations of the Cross,
each connected with a particular event in the story.
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Via Dolorosa
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Via Dolorosa
Jerusalem City Walls
Sixth Station
Veronica wipes away Jesus's blood and
sweat, and her handkerchief reveals
an impression of his face. The
Chapel of St Veronica commemorates
the story, which is not recorded in
the gospels.
Seventh Station Jesus falls
for the second time. A
large Roman column in a
Franciscan chapel
indicates this station.
Eighth Station
Jesus consoles the
women of
Jerusalem (Luke
23: 28). The spot
is marked by a
Latin cross on the
wall of a Greek
Orthodox
Monastery.
Fourteenth Station
The last Station of the Cross is the
Holy Sepulchre itself. The tomb
belonged to Joseph of Arimathea,
who asked Pilate for Jesus's body.
Ninth Station
Jesus falls for
the third time. The
place is marked by part
of the shaft of a Roman
olumn at the entrance to
the Ethiopian Monastery
(see pp93-5) .
Steps to
Ninth Station
Tenth to Thirteenth Stations
These four Stations (Jesus is stripped of his clothes; he is
nailed to the cross; he dies; he is taken down from the
cross) are all in the place identified as Golgotha (Calvary)
within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (see pp92-5)
.
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