Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
First Station
Jesus is condemned to death. The
traditional site of the Roman fortress
where this took place lies inside
a Muslim college, the Madrasa
el-Omariyya
(see p68)
. Franciscan
friars begin their walk along the
Via Dolorosa here every Friday.
Second Station
Jesus takes up
the cross, after being flogged,
and crowned with thorns. This
station is in front of the
Franciscan Monastery of the
Flagellation
(see p64)
.
Ecce Homo Arch
is where
Pontius Pilate is said to have
uttered the words “Behold
the Man”
(see p64)
.
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Fourth Station
Jesus meets his mother Mary. This point is in front of
the Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm,
which is built over an earlier Crusader church. This
sculpture above the door shows the grief of Mary as
she sees her son walking to his death.
Third Station
Jesus falls beneath the weight of the
cross for the first time. This is
commemorated by a small chapel
with a marble relief above the door.
Fifth Station
Simon of Cyrene is ordered by the Roman
soldiers to help Jesus carry the cross
(Mark 15: 21). A ranciscan oratory marks
this point on the Via Dolorosa, which is the
start of the ascent to Calvary. This painting
also shows St Veronica
(see Sixth Station)
.
