Via Dolorosa

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Via Dolorosa is a historic processional route in Jerusalem believed to trace the path Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion, marked by the traditional Stations of the Cross.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy site
pilgrimage route
street
associatedWithEvent Passion of Jesus
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ
associatedWithReligion Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Protestantism
Roman Catholic Church
developedAsDevotionalRoute late Middle Ages
followsTradition Stations of the Cross
hasAlternativeName Via Crucis
Way of the Cross
hasEndPoint Church of the Holy Sepulchre
hasHistoricalPeriodAssociation Roman period
Second Temple period
hasLanguage Latin
hasNameMeaning Way of Sorrow
Way of Suffering
hasNumberOfStations 14
hasPaving stone
hasStartingPoint Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
near Lions Gate
hasStation Eighth Station of the Cross
Eleventh Station of the Cross
Fifth Station of the Cross
First Station of the Cross
Fourteenth Station of the Cross
Fourth Station of the Cross
Ninth Station of the Cross
Second Station of the Cross
Seventh Station of the Cross
Sixth Station of the Cross
Tenth Station of the Cross
Third Station of the Cross
Thirteenth Station of the Cross
Twelfth Station of the Cross
hasTraditionalRouteLength approximately 600 meters
isPilgrimageDestinationFor Christian pilgrims
isSubjectOf Christian devotional processions
Good Friday processions in Jerusalem
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
passesThrough Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
religion Christianity


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