Description
The Via Dolorosa, meaning the “way of sorrow” and often called the Way of the Cross, is the traditional pathway Jesus walked form Pilate’s judgement to the cross of Calvary. It begins at the foot of the fortress Antonia and ends at the CHurch of the Holy Sepulcher. During the 1900 plus years since that memorable walk, millions of pilgrims have trudge up that narrow, winding street in the old city of Jerusalem commemorating the terrible price Jesus Christ paid for our sins.
The Ecce Homo Arch, spanning the Via Dolorosa, is the traditional spot where Jesus was shown to the people by the Roman procurator, Pontius Pilate,. In Latin ecce homo means “behold the man” referring to Pilate’s statement as he pointed to Jesus.
JESUS THEREFORE CAME OUT, WEARING THE CROWN OF THORNS AND THE PURPLE ROBE. AND PILATE SAID TO THEM, “BEHOLD, THE MAN!” John 19:5 NASB
