Jesus stirbt am Kreuze
Jesus stirbt am Kreuze is the twelfth station on the Stations of the Cross to the Käppele. It is the centre of the whole way. The route runs through Germany, marking the Passion scene by scene, and this stop holds the death of Jesus on the cross.
According to the Gospels, Jesus hung on the cross for several hours. Around midday, they tell, a darkness fell over the land, and in the afternoon he died. His last words come down in different versions. Luke has him commit his spirit into the hands of the Father. John gives him three words instead: "It is finished." Mary, the disciple John and several women, the same accounts say, stayed with him to the very end.
For Christians, this death is not the end but the way to the resurrection. The station's request is a small one: a moment of silence before you walk on towards the Käppele.
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