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Coordinates: 31°46′45.84″N 35°13′55.46″E. Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem. The Via Dolorosa ( Latin for 'Sorrowful Way', often translated 'Way of Suffering'; Arabic: طريق الآلام; Hebrew: ויה דולורוזה) 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 crucifixion.
In this western part of this plaza area is a map showing the route of the Via Dolorosa as marked out by the Crusaders. Between Stations 2 and 3 is Ecco Homo Arch (behold the man). This was actually an archway built by the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, in around 135 AD and marked one of the main entrances into Jerusalem. 3.
- Jesus is condemned to death. This station is located at the El-Omariya School on Via Dolorosa Street in the Muslim Quarter. It is possible to enter the school only after 2 PM or on Fridays or Saturdays when the kids are not there.
- Jesus takes up his Cross. This station is located just across El-Omariya School, in the Monastery of Flagellation. In summer, it is open from 8 AM to 6 PM.
- Jesus falls for the first time. The station is located at the junction of Al Alam and HaGai Street, in a church owned by Armenian Catholics.
- Jesus meets his mother. The station is located right next to the third station, in a church owned by the Armenian Catholics called “Our Lady of the Spasm.”
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This map (see no. 5) shows the sites along the Via Dolorosa that are named in the stations. The stations of the cross below describe where each station is located along the Via Dolorosa in the old city of Jerusalem, the place where Jesus carried his cross to his death.
- This station begins in the courtyard of the Omariya Moslem College on the street called the Via Dolorosa. This is the traditional location of the P...
- This station is located a short walk from the Ecce Homo ("Behold the Man") Church at the corner of the Via Dolorosa and El Wad Street. Though not m...
- An image of Jesus meeting his mother with the cross appears on the doorway of a small chapel to mark this station. This event is also not mentioned...
- A small chapel was built in 1895 and dedicated to Simon of Cyrene to mark the fifth station. Earlier on this spot was the first home for the Franci...
- Only about 40 yards from the fifth station a small etching (ST. VI) is carved into a wall and marks the home of Veronica and the sixth station. Evi...
- Though not in Scripture, tradition holds that in the time of the crucifixion, a copy of Jesus' death sentence was posted on an old gate nearby. Thi...
- To the right of the seventh station and up a flight a stairs the route turns onto a street called Aqabat el Kanqa where a Latin cross and the lette...
- Coming into the main square of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, on our right we find the steps leading up to the small Franciscan chapel where J...
- Within the Latin chapel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the 11th station houses modern mosaics that illustrate Jesus being nailed to the cross...
- An altar in an archway between the 11th and 12th stations marks the 13th station where Jesus was taken down from the cross following this death.Lea...
- Jesus’ condemnation by Pontius Pilate, believed to have occurred at the site of Madrasa al-Omariya, 300m west of the Lion’s Gate. Today the madrasa is a school and can be entered with the permission of the caretaker at specific times (Mon-Thu and Sat 14:30-18:00; Fri 14:30-16:00).
- Where Jesus was handed his cross, located next to the Franciscan Monastery of the Flagellation. The Chapel of Condemnation marks the site where Jesus was sentenced to death; the Chapel of the Flagellation is where he was beaten by Roman soldiers.
- Where Jesus fell for the first time under the weight of his cross.
- Where Mary watched her son pass by carrying the cross, marked by the Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm. Inside the church is a remarkable 5th-century mosaic floor that includes an eery pair of sandals, said to be laid upon Mary’s footprints.
For those walking the Via Dolorosa on their own, the route is not easy to follow. A simple map is available from the Christian Information Centre, Omar Ibn el-Khattab Square, Jaffa Gate (closed on Sundays, Christian holidays and Saturday afternoons). The PlanetWare travel guide also has a map. Number of Stations has varied
Use the map below to click through the different stations of the Via Dolorosa. That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by anymeans possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Welcome to walkthrough of the Via Dolorosa. HISTORY.
