Via Dolorosa, 2nd Station of the Cross - Franciscan Monastery of the Flagellation, Chapel of the Flagellation, entrance arcade

Abstract

~The Via Dolorosa indicates the approximate route Jesus followed while bearing the burden of the cross, from the Antonia Fortress to the Calvary. The route consists of 14 stations. The way starts next to the Muslim quarter, and finishes next to the Christian Quarter of the Ancient City of Jerusalem. The event is commemorated on the wall of the Chapel of the Condemnation which is located, together with the Church of the Flagellation, in the courtyard of the Franciscan Monastery of the Flagellation on the right hand side of the Via Dolorosa, opposite the El-Omariyya Madrasah. Chapel of the Flagellation: The Franciscan order, established by Saint Francis in the 12th-13th Century, was given the site in Late Ottoman period (circa 1836-1838) by Egyptian Ruler Ibrahim Pasha who conquered the city in 1831. They built there a chapel in 1839, on the spot where Jesus was flogged by the Romans and a crown of thorns was put on his head (John 19: 2-3). It was later rebuilt between 1927-1929 according to a design by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi