Via Dolorosa, 2nd Station of the Cross - Franciscan Monastery of the Flagellation, Chapel of the Condemnation, Archaeological Findings

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 Condemnation: A Crusader chapel dated to 1229-1244 was located at the site of the Condemnation chapel. It was ruined in the 13th Century. The current church was built by the Franciscan Order during 1903-1904, on the ruins of the Crusaders chapel. Large Roman flagstones were discovered under the ruins which are associated with the site of the judgment. The chapel is located inside the Franciscan complex, adjacent to the Flagellation chapel