Via Dolorosa (Way of the Cross) Jerusalem

Via Dolorosa, Old Town Jerusalem , Israel
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    Surroundings

    25 photos

    ... So I, along with hundreds of other Christians, carried a palm branch over the Mt of Olives, into the old city and along the Via Dolorosa.  How do you describe it?  It's a strange feeling to re-enact a famous event at its original location. ...

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    Stations of the Cross

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    ... ourselves, others, and Jesus.  The feelings were personal, made all the more powerful as crowds were all experiencing the Via Dolorosa and Holy Sepulchre together, with people singing and praying on the way. What I believe doesn't matter here: ...

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    Jerusalem

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    ... correlation from one's distance from the problem.   The further your distance, the higher your morals. </ANECDOTE> Via Dolorosa is nice, full with stores and history.  It is a tight cobblestone street with arches above your head, the ...

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    The Christian Jerusalem

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    ... to escape to the calm of the street.  The Stations of the Cross.  You can walk on your own down the Via Dolorosa to see all the stations before finally arriving at the Holy Sepulchre, but on Fridays the Franciscans lead a procession, and ...

  • 5

    In Jerusalem

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    ... Syrian Orthodox, Armenian etc) and a chapel.  It was pretty crowded and loud. The old city is dotted with churches, and the via dolorosa is said to be the patch Christ took on his way to be crucified.  Tour groups walk the path, often carrying ...

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    Hangin w/ the Pope

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    ... 3/4 of the wall, while women get 1/4. Our last stop was the Via Dolorosa, which is believed to be the path that Jesus walked on ...

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    Tensions in Jerusalem's Old City

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    ... pilgrimages to Jerusalem, as they have for thousands of years. We witnessed another altercation as we strolled along the Via Dolorosa, the path commemorating the final hours of Jesus. To complicate matters, these Christian Stations of the Cross ...

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    Our Last Day in Israel

    9 photos

    ... a bonus.  It's nice to walk leisurely through market after market without a care in the world. I found a beautiful print of the Via Dolorosa and a lovely scarf that I'm glad Sally talked me into buying.  I found a few other things for my mom ...

  • 9

    God's supermarket

    39 photos

    ... the intrusion of Zionism into the Arab world, with Israeli flags dangling from quite a lot of rooftops. As soon as we got to the Via Dolorosa, the path of Jesus last walk to his crucifixion, we were in the midst of the old town. Hordes of tourist, mainly ...

  • 10

    Jerusalem

    4 photos

    ... yet, but apparently the confusion comes from what Matthew says about it verses what Luke says about it. Next we walked down the Via Dolorosa. This is the road along which the Catholics have their stations of the cross. I think I talked about them ...