VIA DOLOROSA

WAY OF SORROWS or VIA DOLOROSA marks a 500 m long route of suffering Jesus Christ on his way to crucifixion. 14 Stations of the Cross start with the first station in the courtyard of Al-Omariya School for boys in Jerusalem (close to the Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem) and finish with the last 4 stations in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The biggest part of the Via Dolorosa is in the Muslim Quarter, while the smaller part is in the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem. On Good Friday the Christians procession goes via Via Dolorosa which is accompanied by Muslim guards in the Ottoman uniforms marking their authority.