Calvary
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Calvary or Golgotha, derived from Golgolta, was a site immediately outside Roman Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified.
Traditional site of Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The altar at the traditional site of Golgotha
Chapel of Mount Calvary, painted by Luigi Mayer
Pilgrims queue to touch the rock of Calvary in Chapel of the Crucifixion
Via Dolorosa
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The Via Dolorosa, sometimes known as the Via Crucis is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem. It represents the path that Jesus took, forced by the Roman soldiers, on the way to his crucif
Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
Sign along the Via Dolorosa
Shop on the Via Dolorosa near the Ecce Homo arch, Jerusalem, 1891
The central Ecce homo arch, now partially hidden by subsequent construction