Stations of the Cross

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Christian devotion Christian ritual Lenten devotion

The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”

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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
Stations of the Cross canonical	27
Way of the Cross	15
Via Crucis	7
Way of the Cross path	2
Agony in the Garden	1
Eighth Station of the Cross	1
Eleventh Station of the Cross	1
Fifth Station of the Cross	1
First Station of the Cross	1
Fourteen Stations of the Cross	1
Fourteenth Station of the Cross	1
Fourth Station of the Cross	1
Kreuzweg (Way of the Cross)	1
Ninth Station of the Cross	1
Passion of Christ devotional routes	1
Scriptural Way of the Cross	1
Second Station of the Cross	1
Seventh Station of the Cross	1
Sixth Station of the Cross	1
Stations of the Cross at Westminster Cathedral	1
Stations of the Cross by Cândido Portinari	1
Stations of the Cross woodcuts	1
Tenth Station of the Cross	1
The Stations of the Cross series	1
The Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani	1
Third Station of the Cross	1
Twelfth Station of the Cross	1
Way of the Cross (Via Crucis meditations)	1
Way of the Cross cycles	1
Way of the Cross on the hillside	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotion ⓘ Christian ritual ⓘ Lenten devotion ⓘ
aimsTo	Deepen identification with Jesus ⓘ Encourage meditation on Christ’s suffering ⓘ Foster repentance ⓘ
alsoPracticedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Some Reformed churches ⓘ
associatedWith	Church interiors ⓘ Pilgrimage routes ⓘ
commonInDenomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
developedInCentury	14th century ⓘ
devotionalForm	Meditative prayer ⓘ Procession from station to station ⓘ
eighthStation	Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem ⓘ
eleventhStation	Jesus is nailed to the cross ⓘ
fifthStation	Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross ⓘ
firstStation	Jesus is condemned to death ⓘ
focusesOn	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Passion of Christ ⓘ surface form: Passion of Jesus Christ
fourteenthStation	Jesus is laid in the tomb ⓘ
fourthStation	Jesus meets his mother ⓘ
hasPart	Fourteen stations ⓘ
hasVariant	Stations of the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scriptural Way of the Cross
inspiredBy	Via Dolorosa ⓘ surface form: Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
isAlsoCalled	Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Via Crucis Via Dolorosa ⓘ Way of Sorrows ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Way of the Cross
liturgicalSeasonCategory	Passiontide devotion ⓘ
ninthStation	Jesus falls the third time ⓘ
oftenIncludes	Hymns ⓘ Periods of silent reflection ⓘ Reading of biblical passages ⓘ Traditional prayers ⓘ
originatedFrom	Christian pilgrimages in Jerusalem ⓘ
practicedDuring	Lent ⓘ
practicedEspeciallyDuring	Fridays in Lent ⓘ Good Friday ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalFormApprovedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
secondStation	Jesus takes up his cross ⓘ
seventhStation	Jesus falls the second time ⓘ
sixthStation	Veronica wipes the face of Jesus ⓘ
standardizedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
standardNumberStandardizedBy	Pope Benedict XIV ⓘ Pope Clement XII ⓘ
tenthStation	Jesus is stripped of his garments ⓘ
thirdStation	Jesus falls the first time ⓘ
thirteenthStation	Jesus is taken down from the cross ⓘ
twelfthStation	Jesus dies on the cross ⓘ
typicalNumberOfStations	14 ⓘ
usesMedium	Images ⓘ Outdoor shrines ⓘ Paintings ⓘ Reliefs ⓘ Sculptures ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Good Friday → associatedEvent → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Golgotha → partOf → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Crucifixion of Jesus → precededBy → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agony in the Garden

Crucifixion of Jesus → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Christian cross → relatedTo → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Holy Week → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Passion of Christ → commemoratedBy → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Stations of the Cross → isAlsoCalled → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Stations of the Cross → isAlsoCalled → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Via Crucis

Stations of the Cross → hasVariant → Stations of the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scriptural Way of the Cross

Sorrowful Mysteries → relatedDevotion → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Barnett Newman → notableWork → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani

Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area → contains → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

World Youth Day initiatives → feature → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Passion narrative → includesEvent → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Passion narrative → relatedConcept → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passion of Christ devotional routes

Basilica of the Sacred Heart → hasFeature → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Via Dolorosa → followsTradition → Stations of the Cross ⓘ