XIV - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb - View 1 XIV - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb - View 3Edition of 12  

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Artist: Dennis Smith

Stations of the Cross

XIV—JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB

“And when Joseph had taken the body,he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock:  and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.”  (Matthew 27:59-60)

 

“Stations of the Cross” or “Way of Sorrows” refers to a series of locations along the route of Christ’s final passage, from his appearance before Pilate in Jerusalem to the site of his crucifixion at Calvary.  Instituted through tradition within the Catholic Church the various locations of significance are defined and illustrated with artistic representations, usually sculpture or paintings.  These are located along the interior of most churches to serve as “stations” of prayer and meditation on Christ’s journey of ultimate sacrifice.