- Contributed by听
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:听
- Jack Burgin
- Location of story:听
- Palestine
- Background to story:听
- Royal Air Force
- Article ID:听
- A6952935
- Contributed on:听
- 14 November 2005
Second Station of the Cross. Jesus takes up the Cross.
This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Roger Marsh of the 鈥楢ction Desk 鈥 Sheffield鈥 Team on behalf of Jack Burgin and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
鈥淧ilate took Jesus and Scourged Him鈥 (John 19:1).
鈥淭hen he handed Him over to them to be crucified鈥 (John19: 16)
The Chapels of the Condemnation and Flagellation. The two chapels of the Franciscans stand partially over the Lithostrotos where Jesus traditionally was condemned to death.
The Lithostrotos.
鈥渁nd the soldier led Him away, into the hall called the 鈥楶raetorium鈥, and clothed Him in purple and plaited a crown of thorns and put it on His head (Mark 15:17)
Under the Ecce Homo Convent is a large stone pavement, probably the Roman Forum of Aelia Capitonina, built by Hadrian (2nd Century A.D.)
Hear the beginning of the Passion of Jesus:
- His condemnation (Lithostrotos)
- The crowing with thorns (the Game of the King)
- The beginning of the Way of the Cross (the Roman road with the striated stones)
The 鈥淓cce Homo鈥 Arch.
鈥渁nd Pilate said to the crowed, 鈥楤ehold the Man! (in Latin: Ecce Homo) (John 19:5)
Originally part of a triumphal gate in Hadrian鈥檚 Aelia Capitoline (2nd Century A.D.), the arch span continues into Ecce Homo Basilica, the traditional spot where Pilate produced the tortured Jesus to the crowd saying, 鈥淏ehold the Man!鈥
On leave in Palestine September 1943
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