"form a route ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher that pilgrims have walked for centuries and are the inspiration for the Stations of the Cross in many churches today. Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem which is believed to be the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. The"
"Via Dolorosa The Via Dolorosa (Latin for ""Way of Grief,"" ""Way of Sorrow,"" ""Way of Suffering"" or simply ""Painful Way""; Hebrew: ויה דולורוזה; ) is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route from the Antonia Fortress west to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—a distance of about 600 metres (2,000 feet)—is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage. The current route has been established since the 18th century, replacing various earlier versions. It is today marked by nine Stations of the Cross;"
"pilgrimage until the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was resolved. However, despite the ban, dozens of Coptic pilgrims travel to Jerusalem every year, especially during the Easter holidays. Via Dolorosa The Via Dolorosa (Latin for ""Way of Grief,"" ""Way of Sorrow,"" ""Way of Suffering"" or simply ""Painful Way""; Hebrew: ויה דולורוזה; ) is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route from the Antonia Fortress west to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—a distance of about 600 metres (2,000 feet)—is a celebrated place of Christian"
"Christ Carrying the Cross Christ Carrying the Cross on his way to his crucifixion is an episode included in all four Gospels, and a very common subject in art, especially in the fourteen Stations of the Cross, sets of which are now found in almost all Catholic churches. However, the subject occurs in many other contexts, including single works and cycles of the ""Life of Christ"" or the Passion of Christ. Alternative names include the Procession to Calvary, Road to Calvary and Way to Calvary, Calvary or Golgotha being the site of the crucifixion outside Jerusalem. The actual route taken"
"Ma'ale HaShalom Ma'ale ha-Shalom (Hebrew: מעלה השלום, translates to ""Ascent of Peace""), also known as the Pope's Road (Hebrew: כביש האַפִּיפְיוֹר, ""Kevish ha-Apifior""), is a street in Jerusalem, Israel. Ma'ale HaShalom connects Route 60 to Ma'alot Ir David where it becomes Derech ha-Ofel. It goes along the southern border of the Old City, and has the Dung Gate where the entrance to the Jewish Quarter is found. It also goes alongside the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery and Catholic cemeteries. It runs parallel to the Noble Sanctuary. Though outside the walls of today's old city, the road is considered to be"
"Jerusalem pilgrim road The Jerusalem pilgrim road is an ancient road used by ritual processions ascending from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount via the Hulda Gates in the Southern Wall. The ancient path was improved and paved in large, well-cut stone in the pattern of two steps followed by a long landing, followed by two more steps and another landing. The road was eight meters wide and its length from the Pool to the Temple Mount is 600 meters. According to archaeologist Ronny Reich, who leads the contemporary dig uncovering the ancient road together with archaeologist Eli"
"he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, ""Who is my neighbor?"" Jesus replies with a story: In the time of Jesus, the road from Jerusalem to Jericho was notorious for its danger and difficulty, and was known as the ""Way of Blood"" because ""of the blood which is often shed there by robbers"". Martin Luther King, Jr., in his ""I've Been to the Mountaintop"" speech, on the day before his death, described the road as follows: Jesus' target audience, the Jews, hated Samaritans to such a degree that they destroyed the Samaritans' temple on Mount Gerizim. Due to this hatred,"
"this 0.4 km stretch, named after the famous 10th-century Arab geographer, passes the Failey Center for the Arts and the Rockefeller Museum as it approaches the northeast corner of Jerusalem's Old City. Along the eastern edge of the Old City, the now named Jericho Road descends into the Kidron Valley, also known by its biblical name, the Valley of Josaphat. The valley is the site of many tombs: the Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Pillar of Absalom, the Tomb of Benei Hezir, the Tomb of Zechariah, the tomb of Josaphat and the tomb of Saint James. The road"
"of Jaffa. Both the Jaffa Gate and Jaffa Road are named after the port of Jaffa, from which the Prophet Jonah embarked on his sea journey and pilgrims debarked on their trip to the Holy City. Nowadays the name Jaffa Road is only used for the city street going through the city of Jerusalem outside the historical Old City, while the multi-lane modern road further connecting it westwards with Tel Aviv-Jaffa is part of Israel's Highway 1. The current Arabic name for the gate, ""Bab el-Khalil"", literally ""Gate of the Friend"", refers to Abraham, ""the beloved of God"". Since by"
"inside of historic sanctified Jerusalem. Before 1964, the way to Mount Zion was a narrow dirt track. That year, Pope Paul VI planned to visit Jerusalem and in his honour, the Jordanians allowed for the widening and laying of a proper road to enable the Pope to be driven to the Coenaculum. Prior to the Six-Day War, this street was known as Ain el-loza. Ma'ale HaShalom Ma'ale ha-Shalom (Hebrew: מעלה השלום, translates to ""Ascent of Peace""), also known as the Pope's Road (Hebrew: כביש האַפִּיפְיוֹר, ""Kevish ha-Apifior""), is a street in Jerusalem, Israel. Ma'ale HaShalom connects Route 60 to Ma'alot"
"The scroll where it figure out their next location is at Central Post Office Building in Jerusalem. The Detour involving religious aspects in the Holy City, was a choice of Pilgrim's Trail or Holy Grail. In Pilgrim's Trail, teams travelled to the Old City where they picked up an wooden cross and then carry it along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the path Jesus is said to have taken along to the site of his crucifixion. Teams would have to find each of the Stations of the Cross before delivering the cross at the end"
"way of the sea,"" was an ancient highway used by the Romans and the Crusaders. The states controlling the Via Maris were in a position to grant access for trade to their own citizens and collect tolls from the outsiders to maintain the trade route. The name ""Via Maris"" is a Latin translation of a Hebrew phrase related to Isaiah. Due to the biblical significance of this ancient route, many attempts to find its present-day location have been made by Christian pilgrims. 13th-century traveler and pilgrim Burchard of Mount Zion refers to the Via Maris route as a way leading"
"Calvary (sanctuary) A calvary, also called calvary hill, Sacred Mount, or Sacred Mountain, is a type of Christian sacred place, built on the slopes of a hill, composed by a set of chapels, usually laid out in the form of a pilgrims' way. It is intended to represent the passion of Jesus Christ and its name after the Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified. These function as greatly expanded versions of the Stations of the Cross that are usual in Catholic churches, allowing the devout to follow the progress of the stages of the"
"archaeologists, the road was found during excavations on a water channel from the Second Temple period. The road went from the ancient City of David, today the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, into what is now the Old City and passed by the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site. Jerusalem pilgrim road The Jerusalem pilgrim road is an ancient road used by ritual processions ascending from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount via the Hulda Gates in the Southern Wall. The ancient path was improved and paved in large, well-cut stone in the pattern of two steps followed by a"
"Jesus Trail The Jesus Trail is a hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry. The main part of the trail begins in Nazareth and passes through Tzippori, Cana (Kafr Kanna), the Horns of Hattin, Mount Arbel Cliffs, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, and the Mount of Beatitudes. An alternate return route passes by Tiberias, the Jordan River, Mount Tabor, and Mount Precipice. The trail was founded in 2007 by two hiking enthusiasts, Maoz Inon, a Jewish Israeli entrepreneur who has"
"Way of the Patriarchs Way of the Patriarchs ( ""Derech haʾAvot"" ""), is an ancient north south route traversing the land of Israel. The name is used by biblical scholars because of mentions in biblical narratives that it was frequently travelled by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It is also called the Hill Road or the Ridge Route because it follows the watershed ridge line of the Samarian and Judaean Mountains. It runs from Megiddo and Hazor south to Beersheba by way of Shechem, Bethel, Jerusalem, Ephrath and Hebron. Unlike the Via Maris and the King's Highway which were international roads"
"Sha'ar HaGai Sha'ar HaGai () in Hebrew, or Bab al-Wad in Arabic (, or ), lit. ""Gate of the Valley"" in both languages, is a point on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, 23 km from Jerusalem, where the road begins to ascend through a deep valley flanked by steep rocky slopes, named in Arabic Wadi Ali. The Jaffa–Jerusalem road was initially made accessible for wheeled vehicles by the Ottomans in 1867 and since then served as the main highway to Jerusalem, favoured over more topographically convenient routes such as Route 443, known since biblical times as the Ascent of Beth-Horon. The"
"Church of Ecce Homo Church of Ecce Homo or Basilica of Ecce Homo, is a Roman Catholic church on Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem, along the path that according to tradition Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion. The church is now part of the Convent of the Sisters of Zion. The Latin words ""Ecce Homo"" (i.e. ""Behold the Man"") are attributed to Pontius Pilate in the Gospel of John , when he presented a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd. The New Testament also says that"
"for libations to be offered, but it is unclear to whom - some may think the dead. Sacred Way The Sacred Way (, ""Hierá Hodós""), in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries. The procession to Eleusis began at the Sacred Gate in the Kerameikos (the Athenian cemetery) on the 19th Boedromion. In the present day, the road from central Athens to Aegaleo and Chaidari (the old route to Eleusis) is called the Iera Odos after the ancient road. The sacred"
"ways, traditionally referring to the genealogies of Christ in the New Testament. One Christian interpretation of the Davidic line counts the line continuing to Jesus of Nazareth via adoption of Joseph of Nazareth, according to the family tree of the kings of Judah in Gospel of Matthew chapter 1:1-16 (the later part of which is not recorded in the Hebrew Bible), and also in Gospel of Luke 3:23-38. Also Saint Mary, the Virgin (Matthew 2:11 and 1:23, Luke 1:27 and then Lc 1:34-38, Acts 1:14) Mother of Jesus Christ God, was in other case connected to the Davidic line (Psalm"
"along the fortified Limes Arabicus. The Highway has also been used as an important pilgrimage route for Christians, as it passed next to Mount Nebo, Moses' death and burial site according to the Bible. Another road connected it with Jerusalem via al-Maghtas, the ""Baptism Site"" on the Jordan River (where Jesus is believed to have been baptized by John the Baptist), Livias and Jericho. After the Muslim conquests, the road was used it as the main Hajj route from Syria to Mecca, until the Ottoman Turks built the Tariq al-Bint in the 16th century. A difficult time was during the"
"Gethsemane and Mount Zion during its course. Whereas the names of many roads in Jerusalem are translated into English, Hebrew, and Arabic for their signs, the name used in Hebrew is ""Via Dolorosa"", transliterated. The Arabic name is the translation of ""way of pain."" The first and second stations commemorate the events of Jesus' encounter with Pontius Pilate, the former in memorial of the biblical account of the trial and Jesus' subsequent scourging, and the latter in memorial of the Ecce Homo speech, attributed by the Gospel of John to Pilate. On the site are three early 19th-century Roman Catholic"
"Damascus Straight Street The Street Called Straight in the New Testament, or Damascus Straight Street (, , ""Al-Shāri‘ al-Mustaqīm"") is the Roman street (Decumanus Maximus) which runs from east to west in the old city of Damascus, Syria. It was visited by Paul the Apostle as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 9:11). According to the King James Version of the English bible: During the Greek period in Damascus, the city was re-designed by Hippodamus, who gave the city a grid structure. The longest of these streets, 1,500 metres in length across the city, was called Straight Street."
"the city in the events of the destruction of the Second Temple. In many lands in the ancient Near East, it was customary to cover in some way the path of someone thought worthy of the highest honour. The Hebrew Bible (2 Kings 9:13) reports that Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, was treated this way. Both the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John report that people gave Jesus this form of honour. In the synoptics the people are described as laying their garments and cut rushes on the street, whereas John specifies fronds of palm (Greek ""phoinix)"". In Jewish tradition,"
"pavement where the trial was conducted is beneath the Convent of the Sisters of Zion. Other Christians believe that Pilate tried Jesus at Herod's Palace on Mount Zion. The Via Dolorosa, or way of suffering, is the traditional route to Golgotha, the place of crucifixion, and is an important pilgrimage. The route ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (perhaps the most holy place for Christians). The Holy Sepulchre is traditionally believed to be the location of Golgotha and Jesus' nearby tomb. The original church was built in 336 by Constantine I. The Garden Tomb is a popular pilgrimage"
"Route 443 (Israel) Route 443 () is also known as Ma'ale Beit Horon (Bethoron Ascent), following the ancient east-west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs. It is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv and Gush Dan with Jerusalem via Modi'in. While technically listed as a regional road, it is for the most part a divided, four-lane highway which utilises some grade separation and interchanges, as well as major at-grade intersections, and thus is not classified as a motorway, even though there is a short motorway section on its western end, connecting it to westbound"
"across a bed recalls the psychosexual claustrophobia of Walter Sickert. Sue Hubbard wrote of the series in The Independent: Between 2005-2009 Howard worked on her first commission, titled ""Repetition is Truth - Via Dolorosa"". Via Dolorosa, Latin for ‘Way of Suffering’, is the name of a street within the Old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the path that Jesus walked, bearing the cross, towards his crucifixion. It is also another name for the fourteen Stations of the Cross, which depict these final hours of his life – The Passion. While Howard’s fourteen paintings reference The Passion, the creation of"
"Street of the Prophets Street of the Prophets (, ""Rehov HaNevi'im"") is an east–west axis road in Jerusalem beginning outside Damascus Gate and ending at Davidka Square. Located to the north of Jaffa Road, it bisects the neighborhood of Musrara. During its heyday in the late 19th century and early 20th century, Street of the Prophets was a favorite address for hospitals, churches, monasteries, hospices, government offices, foreign consulates, and wealthy Christian, Jewish and Arab residents. Today the street still boasts the same heterogeneous mix of residents and workers, as well as schools, hospitals, churches and government offices. The elegant"
"dating back to the Mamluk-Ottoman period, were also expropriated and destroyed. The Worshippers route has been given numerous names and variants of names, such as ""Worshipper's Way"", ""Worshipers' Way"", ""Worshippers' Path"", etcetera. Before the Israeli High Court the route was called ""prayers' path""<ref name=""HCJ 10356/02"">""HCJ 10356/02 and HCJ 10497/02, Petition for an Order Nisi and an Interlocutory Injunction"". High Court of Justice, 4 March 2004</ref> and ""Worshippers' Way"".<ref name=""HCJ_4331/10"">""HCJ 4331/10–Petition for Order Nisi and Interim Injunction"". High Court of Justice, 1 February 2012. On </ref> An alley which parallels the western part of the route, and used by settlers on"
"Israelis controlled a narrow corridor between the coastal plain and Jerusalem. But this corridor was not crossed by a road that could have let trucks supply the city. A foot patrol of the Palmach discovered some paths that linked several villages in the hills south of the main road controlled by the Arab Legion. In the night of 29–30 May, Jeeps sent into the hills confirmed there was a path suitable for vehicles. The decision was then taken to build a road in the zone. This was given the name of ""Burma Road"", referring to the supply road between Burma"
"the ACRI's petition against an IDF order barring Palestinian traffic: the ruling became effective May 28, 2010, and unrestricted Palestinian traffic was again permitted. Route 443 (Israel) Route 443 () is also known as Ma'ale Beit Horon (Bethoron Ascent), following the ancient east-west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs. It is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv and Gush Dan with Jerusalem via Modi'in. While technically listed as a regional road, it is for the most part a divided, four-lane highway which utilises some grade separation and interchanges, as well as major at-grade intersections,"
"Sacred Way The Sacred Way (, ""Hierá Hodós""), in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries. The procession to Eleusis began at the Sacred Gate in the Kerameikos (the Athenian cemetery) on the 19th Boedromion. In the present day, the road from central Athens to Aegaleo and Chaidari (the old route to Eleusis) is called the Iera Odos after the ancient road. The sacred rites of Demeter were performed in Eleusis in Ancient Greece beginning as far back as the 15th"
"the city<br> On the roadsides lie our dead<br> The iron hulk as silent as my comrade Sha'ar HaGai Sha'ar HaGai () in Hebrew, or Bab al-Wad in Arabic (, or ), lit. ""Gate of the Valley"" in both languages, is a point on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, 23 km from Jerusalem, where the road begins to ascend through a deep valley flanked by steep rocky slopes, named in Arabic Wadi Ali. The Jaffa–Jerusalem road was initially made accessible for wheeled vehicles by the Ottomans in 1867 and since then served as the main highway to Jerusalem, favoured over more topographically"