In photos: Thousands trace Jesus’ footsteps on Good Friday in Jerusalem
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The Associated Press
Posted March 25, 2016 10:34 am EST
Updated March 25, 2016 10:53 am EST
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A Catholic pilgrim carries a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalem's Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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JERUSALEM – Thousands of Catholics and Protestants are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by following the path in Jerusalem’s Old City where, according to tradition, he walked on the way to the cross.
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The Good Friday procession passes along the Way of the Cross, or Via Dolorosa, the route believed to have been walked by Jesus to his crucifixion.
Pilgrims from around the world – some with large wooden crosses on their backs – walked the 14 stations along the route, each marking an event that befell Jesus on his final journey.
The final stations are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and laid to rest before his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Greek-Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches mark Easter Sunday on May 1.
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Local Arab Christian pilgrims carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalems Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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Franciscan priests pray in the Calvary Chapel (Golgotha) inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalems Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016.
Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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Christian pilgrims pray on the Stone of the Anointing inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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A picture taken with a fisheye lens shows Christian worshippers praying inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as rays of sunlight come through the top rotunda in Jerusalems Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016.
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Christian pilgrims carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalems Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016.
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Franciscan priests pray inside the Church of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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Christian pilgrims carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Jerusalems Old City during the Good Friday procession on March 25, 2016. Many Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days.
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