Stations of the Cross

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Christian devotion Christian ritual Lenten devotion

The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”

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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
Stations of the Cross canonical	27
Way of the Cross	15
Via Crucis	7
Way of the Cross path	2
Agony in the Garden	1
Eighth Station of the Cross	1
Eleventh Station of the Cross	1
Fifth Station of the Cross	1
First Station of the Cross	1
Fourteen Stations of the Cross	1
Fourteenth Station of the Cross	1
Fourth Station of the Cross	1
Kreuzweg (Way of the Cross)	1
Ninth Station of the Cross	1
Passion of Christ devotional routes	1
Scriptural Way of the Cross	1
Second Station of the Cross	1
Seventh Station of the Cross	1
Sixth Station of the Cross	1
Stations of the Cross at Westminster Cathedral	1
Stations of the Cross by Cândido Portinari	1
Stations of the Cross woodcuts	1
Tenth Station of the Cross	1
The Stations of the Cross series	1
The Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani	1
Third Station of the Cross	1
Twelfth Station of the Cross	1
Way of the Cross (Via Crucis meditations)	1
Way of the Cross cycles	1
Way of the Cross on the hillside	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stations of the Cross
Context triple: [Good Friday, associatedEvent, Stations of the Cross]

A. Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
B. Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
C. Rosary
The Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer that meditates on key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers counted on beads.
D. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
E. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stations of the Cross
Target entity description: The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”

A. Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
B. Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
C. Rosary
The Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer that meditates on key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers counted on beads.
D. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
E. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotion ⓘ Christian ritual ⓘ Lenten devotion ⓘ
aimsTo	Deepen identification with Jesus ⓘ Encourage meditation on Christ’s suffering ⓘ Foster repentance ⓘ
alsoPracticedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Some Reformed churches ⓘ
associatedWith	Church interiors ⓘ Pilgrimage routes ⓘ
commonInDenomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
developedInCentury	14th century ⓘ
devotionalForm	Meditative prayer ⓘ Procession from station to station ⓘ
eighthStation	Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem ⓘ
eleventhStation	Jesus is nailed to the cross ⓘ
fifthStation	Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross ⓘ
firstStation	Jesus is condemned to death ⓘ
focusesOn	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Passion of Christ ⓘ surface form: Passion of Jesus Christ
fourteenthStation	Jesus is laid in the tomb ⓘ
fourthStation	Jesus meets his mother ⓘ
hasPart	Fourteen stations ⓘ
hasVariant	Stations of the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scriptural Way of the Cross
inspiredBy	Via Dolorosa ⓘ surface form: Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem
isAlsoCalled	Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Via Crucis Via Dolorosa ⓘ Way of Sorrows ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Way of the Cross
liturgicalSeasonCategory	Passiontide devotion ⓘ
ninthStation	Jesus falls the third time ⓘ
oftenIncludes	Hymns ⓘ Periods of silent reflection ⓘ Reading of biblical passages ⓘ Traditional prayers ⓘ
originatedFrom	Christian pilgrimages in Jerusalem ⓘ
practicedDuring	Lent ⓘ
practicedEspeciallyDuring	Fridays in Lent ⓘ Good Friday ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalFormApprovedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
secondStation	Jesus takes up his cross ⓘ
seventhStation	Jesus falls the second time ⓘ
sixthStation	Veronica wipes the face of Jesus ⓘ
standardizedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
standardNumberStandardizedBy	Pope Benedict XIV ⓘ Pope Clement XII ⓘ
tenthStation	Jesus is stripped of his garments ⓘ
thirdStation	Jesus falls the first time ⓘ
thirteenthStation	Jesus is taken down from the cross ⓘ
twelfthStation	Jesus dies on the cross ⓘ
typicalNumberOfStations	14 ⓘ
usesMedium	Images ⓘ Outdoor shrines ⓘ Paintings ⓘ Reliefs ⓘ Sculptures ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Good Friday → associatedEvent → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Golgotha → partOf → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Crucifixion of Jesus → precededBy → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agony in the Garden

Crucifixion of Jesus → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Christian cross → relatedTo → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Holy Week → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Passion of Christ → commemoratedBy → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Stations of the Cross → isAlsoCalled → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Stations of the Cross → isAlsoCalled → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Via Crucis

Stations of the Cross → hasVariant → Stations of the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scriptural Way of the Cross

Sorrowful Mysteries → relatedDevotion → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Barnett Newman → notableWork → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Stations of the Cross: Lema Sabachthani

Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area → contains → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

World Youth Day initiatives → feature → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Passion narrative → includesEvent → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Way of the Cross

Passion narrative → relatedConcept → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska → associatedWith → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passion of Christ devotional routes

Basilica of the Sacred Heart → hasFeature → Stations of the Cross ⓘ

Via Dolorosa → followsTradition → Stations of the Cross ⓘ