Golgotha

E3201

Christian holy place hill religious site

Golgotha is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and a central location in Christian religious history.

Aliases (5)

Calvary ×6
Calvary (crucifixion of Jesus Christ) ×1
Golgotha (Aramaic) ×1
Golgotha (replica) ×1
Γολγοθᾶ (Greek) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy place → hill → religious site →
associatedWithEvent	crucifixion of Jesus →
associatedWithFigure	Jesus Christ → Mary Magdalene → Mary, mother of Jesus → Roman soldiers → the apostle John →
associatedWithStructure	Church of the Holy Sepulchre →
category	Christian pilgrimage sites → Hills of Jerusalem → Sites associated with Jesus →
etymologyMeaning	place of a skull →
governedByAtTimeOfEvent	Roman Empire →
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources	Aramaic → Greek → Latin →
hasName	Calvary → Golgotha →
hasNameInLanguage	Calvaria (Latin) → Golgotha (Aramaic) → Γολγοθᾶ (Greek) →
hasRoleIn	Christian devotional practices → Christian liturgy →
hasTheologicalTheme	atonement → salvation → suffering of Christ →
locatedIn	Jerusalem →
locatedInProvinceAtTimeOfEvent	Judea →
locatedNear	ancient Jerusalem city walls →
locatedOutside	ancient Jerusalem city walls →
mentionedIn	Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
partOf	Stations of the Cross →
pilgrimageSiteFor	Christians →
referencedIn	Christian art → Christian hymnody → Christian preaching →
significanceInReligion	central site in Christian religious history →
symbolizes	redemption in Christian theology → sacrifice of Jesus →
timeOfKeyEvent	1st century CE →
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ →
traditionalSiteContainedIn	Church of the Holy Sepulchre →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Church of the Holy Sepulchre → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ("Calvary") →	containsSiteOf
Calvaria ("Calvary") → Calvaria →	equivalentName
Golgotha → Golgotha ("Calvary") →	hasName
Golgotha ("Golgotha (Aramaic)") → Golgotha ("Γολγοθᾶ (Greek)") →	hasNameInLanguage
Passion narrative → Passion of Christ →	keyLocation
Crucifixion of Jesus → Crucifixion of Jesus ("Calvary") →	location
Christian cross →	associatedWith
Jerusalem liturgical tradition →	centeredOn
Jesus Christ →	crucifixionPlace
New Jerusalem Monastery ("Golgotha (replica)") →	hasPart
Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska, United States ("Calvary") →	namedAfter
Aidan Gillen ("Calvary") →	notableWork
Mary Magdalene →	presentAt
Calvaria →	refersTo
From Pearl Harbor to Calvary ("Calvary (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)") →	titleRefersTo