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The Via Dolorosa ("Way of Grief")
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Continued ....
Second Day of my Holy Land Trip, Palestine, Jerusalem
My Holy Land Trip
The Via Dolorosa ("Way of Grief")
Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross
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| ELEVENTH STATION - Jesus is nailed to the cross |
Reaching the place of crucifixion, the hill called Golgotha, Jesus is nailed to the cross. This station is located inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, just behind the wall of the 10th station. This is the Latin (Franciscan) altar on Calvary (place of the skull - Golgotha).
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| Station 11 |
Stations 12: Jesus dies on the cross
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| TWELFTH STATION - Jesus dies on the cross |
Jesus is crucified and dies on the cross, ending His agony. The location of this station, 12, is a Greek Orthodox crucifixion altar which is inside the Church of Holy Sepulcher. A silver disk with a central hole, underneath the altar, marks the spot where the Cross stood, and pilgrims kneel and kiss the spot, as seen below. The silver icons of Virgin Mary and St John are on Jesus side.
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| Station 12 |
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| Jesus dies on the cross. Rock of Golgotha |
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| Jesus dies on the cross. Rock of Golgotha |
Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross
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| THIRTEENTH STATION - Jesus is taken down from the cross |
This station is also located inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. According to tradition, the body of Jesus was laid on this stone after removed from the cross. As per John 19: 40: "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury".
In the photo below - the stone of anointing (unction) greets the visitors, who kneel, pray and kiss the stone.
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| Station 13 |
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| The place of where Jesus is taken down from the cross. |
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| The place of where Jesus is taken down from the cross. |
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| View of the wall behind place of where Jesus is taken down from the cross |
Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
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| FOURTEENTH STATION - Jesus is laid in the tomb |
This is the final station of Via Dolorosa, located in round hall ("Rotunda"). The tomb of Jesus is located in a smaller structure in the center of the circle.
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| Station 14 |
The first chamber is called the Chapel of the Angel. Behind the Chapel is another narrow door which leads to a smaller inner chamber - the tomb of Jesus. Parts of the tomb's interior is seen below. A marble lid covers the tomb.
Thus ends the journey of the "way of the Sorrow"
(Way of the Cross). It ended here, but a new journey sparked from this end,
starting a new faith which changed the World.
