The Sacred Journey: Pilgimage to the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem

By Steven Brooke

This volume takes the reader on a personal pilgrimage to the Jerusalem of Christ. It vividly depicts the most holy places of His last days on earth, culminating with the fourteen Stations of the Cross. This carefully researched, scholarly presentation brings the story of the Passion into vivid focus. For centuries, the Stations of the Cross have been a rich subject for scholars and a beloved cornerstone for the faithful. The stunning photographs in Sacred Journey present the ancient and timeless Old City of Jerusalem, and the sites of the fourteen Stations of the Cross with scholarly accuracy and artistic sensitivity. The evocative images of the streets, shrines, and chapels are accompanied by descriptive text providing insight into their history and the history of Christian pilgrimage. Let Sacred Journey take you on your own spiritual pilgrimage along this most holy path.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc
• Release date: Sep 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9780892545728

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STEVEN BROOKE is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Fellow of the Albright Institute in Jerusalem, and winner of the National AIA Honor Award in Photography. Based in Miami, he is the author/photographer of ten books on architecture and design, and the photographer of twenty others.

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SACRED JOURNEY

A Pilgrimage to the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem

STEVEN BROOKE

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Brooke, Steven.

Sacred journey : pilgrimage to the stations of the cross in Jerusalem / Steven Brooke.—1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.   ).

ISBN 978-0-89254-163-8 (alk. paper)

1. Stations of the Cross—Meditations. 2. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages—Jerusalem. 3. Jerusalem. I. Title.

BX2040.B75 2010

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2010009805

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FOREWORD: CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE IN JERUSALEM

HISTORY OF THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

PRELUDE TO THE PASSION

Vade Mecum: AN INVITATION TO THE