JERUSALEM: Local and foreign Christians from eastern calendar denominations, walk the Via Dolorosa (way of the cross) marking Good Friday ahead of Easter Sunday

Record ID: 859410

  • Title: JERUSALEM: Local and foreign Christians from eastern calendar denominations, walk the Via Dolorosa (way of the cross) marking Good Friday ahead of Easter Sunday
  • Date: 3rd May 2013
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (MAY 3, 2013) (REUTERS) VIEW OF CLERGY CARRYING CROSSES MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE MORE OF WORSHIPERS AND PILGRIMS DOOR TO THE CHURCH MAN KNOCKING AT DOOR MAN CLIMBING UP A LADDER TO GIVE KEY VIEW OF WORSHIPERS AT CHURCH COURTYARD DOOR TO CHURCH OPENS - APPLAUSE HEARD PILGRIMS AND LOCAL CHRISTIANS ENTERING CHURCH VARIOUS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS CARRYING WOODEN CROSSES MAKING THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE CHURCH AS THEY WALK THE VIA DOLOROSA (THE WAY TO THE CROSS) CLOSE OF CROSSES WORSHIPERS WALKING AWAY TOWARDS CHURCH
  • Embargoed: 18th May 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Jerusalem
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  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Religion
  • Reuters ID: LVA13OS30TTXLLF1QV1SCFR8GQVX
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  • Story Text: Thousands of Orthodox Christians walked on Friday (May 3) along the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Good Friday processions retracing what they believe was the route that Jesus Christ took to his crucifixion.
    Worshipers from different eastern calendar Christian denominations, from all over the world kicked off the Easter festival on Good Friday with the procession through the Via Dolorosa to the Holy Sepulchre church.
    Worshippers sang hymns and carried wooden crosses as they made their way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians believe Jesus was buried, before rising from the dead three days later.
    The Greek Orthodox Church, one of the wealthiest and most influential churches in the city, will hold their 'Holy Fire' ceremony on Saturday (May 4) ahead of midnight mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the start of Easter.
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