The 11th Station of the Cross – Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

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Here Jesus was nailed to the cross, as depicted in the mosaic we see across from us. A crusader mosaic in the ceiling describes Jesus as the ruler of the world, and on the wall is an image of the Binding of Isaac which, according to ancient tradition, actually took place at Calvary – hinting at the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection.

This section of the compound belongs to the Catholic Church and is therefore known as the Latin Calvary; the area on the left (the Twelfth Station of the Cross) belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church and is called the Greek Orthodox Calvary.

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