Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering), traditionally thought to follow the path Jesus took carrying the cross |
The Via Dolorosa runs 600m from the Chapel of the Flagellation to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, site of Calvary |
Route of the Via Dolorosa through the Old City, Jerusalem |
Aerial view of Jerusalem showing the Via Dolorosa and the 14 Stations of the Cross |
The actual first station is inside the Al Omariyeh College |
Locus in quo apprehendit Pilatus Jesum et flagellavit |
Arch by the First Station, Via Dolorosa |
Pilatus adduxit foras Jesum et sedit pro tribunali in loco qui dicitur Lithostrotos, John 19 |
Coat-of-Arms over the entrance to the Church of the Condemnation and Chapel of the Flagellation, the 1st and 2nd Stations |
Courtyard between the Church of the Condemnation and Chapel of the Flagellation |
Church of the Condemnation, 1903-1904 |
Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross |
Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross, 1904 |
Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross, used as the First Station of the Cross |
Christ as prisoner, Church of the Condemnation |
Jesus is Condemned, the First Station of the Cross |
Jesus carrying the Cross, Church of the Condemnation |
Stained glass window signed by Giuseppina Vigano, Church of the Condemnation |
Monastery of the Flagellation |
Small model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period, Monastery of the Flagellation |
Chapel of the Flagellation, 1929, the Second Station |
Chapel of the Flagellation, traditional site where Jesus was flogged by Roman soldiers |
Altar, Chapel of the Flagellation |
Stained glass window, "Tunc Ergo Apprehendit Pilatus Jesum et Flagellavit", Chapel of the Flagellation |
Stained glass, "Tolle Hunc et Dimitte Nobis Barabbam" (Luke 23), Chapel of the Flagellation |
Stained glass, "Innocens Ego Sum a Sanguine Justi Hujus", (Matthew Chapter 27), Chapel of the Flagellation |
Mosaic dome of the Crown of Thorns, Chapel of the Flagellation |
Mosaic dome of the Crown of Thorns, Chapel of the Flagellation |
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Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa |
Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa |
Hadrian's Triple Arch from the eastern plaza of Aelia Capitolina, now called Ecce Homo Arch |
Notre Dame de Sion incorporating the north span of Hadrian's Triple Arch |
Notre Dame de Sion, Ecco Homo Convent |
The Roman Ecco Homo Arch has been mostly engulfed by other buildings |
Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion - Ecce Homo Convent |
Descending into cellars of Ecce Homo Convent |
Ancient cistern beneath Ecce Homo Convent |
Ancient cistern beneath Ecce Homo Convent |
Ancient cistern beneath Ecce Homo Convent |
Cellars beneath Ecce Homo Convent |
Archeological finds, Ecce Homo Convent |
Prison of Christ Greek Orthodox church, Via Dolorosa |
Prison of Christ Greek Orthodox church, Via Dolorosa |
πραιτώριον - Praetorium, Prison of Christ |
πραιτώριον - Praetorium, Prison of Christ |
Prison of Jesus in the dungeons of the Roman Praetorium |
Prison of the Thieves and Barabas |
Prison of Christ - Φυλακή του Χριστού |
Prison of Christ - Φυλακή του Χριστού |
Prison of Christ - Φυλακή του Χριστού |
Mosaic of Jesus in prison, Greek Orthodox Church of the Praetorium |
Greek Orthodox Christ Pantokrator |
Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family, Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem |
Austrian Hospice |
Austrian Hospice, a good place to stay in the Old City (Muslim Quarter) |
Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family |
Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family |
Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family |
Viennese Café, Austrian Hospice |
Chapel of the Austrian Hospice |
Mosaic dome of the Austrian Hospice Hauskapelle, 1908 |
Chapel of the Austrian Hospice |
Celsitudo Sua Imperatoria ac Regia serenissima princeps domina Archidux Germana Maria Theresia etc etc etc Ann. Peregr. 1911 |
Altar of the Hauskapelle, Austrian Hospice |
Stained glass windows, Austrian Hospice Chapel |
View of the Dome of the Rock and the Armenian Church from the roof of the Austrian Hospice |
Dome of Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm from the roof of the Austrian Hospice |
The Third Station of the Cross - Jesus Falls for the First Time |
Polish Armenian Catholic chapel, III, Jesus Falls for the First Time |
Jesus Falls for the First Time, the 3rd Station of the Cross, Polish Armenian Catholic Chapel |
Polish Armenian Catholic Chapel, Station III |
Painting of ghostly Christ carrying the cross followed by dozens of others |
Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Station IV |
Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Station IV |
Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Station IV |
Station IV - Jesus Meets His Mother, Via Dolorosa |
In Memory of the Armenian Martyrs of 1915 - Armenian Catholic Church |
Station IV - Jesus Meets His Mother |
Station V: Simoni-Cyrenaeo Crux Imponitur, Simon of Cyrene carries the cross |
Station VI: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus |
Station VI: Pia Veronica Faciem Christi Unteo Deterci |
Holy Rock Café, Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem |
Station VII: Jesus Falls for the Second Time, site of an old gate leading out of the city |
Station VII: Jesus Falls for the Second Time |
Station VIII: Jesus Meets the Daughters of Jerusalem - Don't Cry For Me |
Russian Orthdox Church of St. Alexander, Via Dolorosa |
Judgment Gate - St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
Triumphal Arch (135 AD) that once stood in Hadrian's Forum |
Triumphal Arch (135 AD) that once stood in Hadrian's Forum |
Station IX is behind the Church of St. Alexander by the Coptic Church |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church, Via Dolorosa |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church, Via Dolorosa |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church, Via Dolorosa |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church, Via Dolorosa |
Icon of St. Nikolai Choudotvorets, the miracle maker |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
The Deposition, St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
Tsar Alexander, St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church |
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1898, Via Dolorosa |
Souvenir shop along Via Dolorosa |
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher - site of Stations X to XIV |