Calvary

18 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

Calvary hill in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia © panoramio.com - Jan Starec/cc-by-sa-3.0

Calvary hill in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia © panoramio.com – Jan Starec/cc-by-sa-3.0

A calvary, also called calvary hill, Sacred Mount, or Sacred Mountain, is a type of Christian sacred place, built on the slopes of a hill, composed by a set of chapels, usually laid out in the form of a pilgrims’ way. It is intended to represent the passion of Jesus Christ and takes its name after Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.   read more…

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