Stations of the Cross - St Stephen - Sneinton - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"Around the walls of the chancel are the Stations of the Cross. The fourteen tablets were designed and presented to the church by the Kilburn Nuns in 1926/7. Originally they were without colour; this was added in 1945. The original cost was 60 guineas (£63). The 1945 decorating cost £50."

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"The early set of seven scenes was usually numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 14 from the list below. The standard set from the 17th to 20th centuries has consisted of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:

Pilate condemns Jesus to die
Jesus accepts his cross
Jesus falls for the first time
Jesus meets his mother, Mary
Simon helps carry the cross
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Jesus falls for the second time
Jesus meets the three women of Jerusalem
Jesus falls for the third time
Jesus is stripped of his clothes
Jesus is nailed to the cross
Jesus dies on the cross
Jesus is taken down from the cross
Jesus is placed in the tomb

Although not traditionally part of the Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus is, in very rare instances, included as a fifteenth station."

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Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1927 Where is this sculpture?: St Stephen Sneinton Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England NG2 4JZ Website for sculpture?: Not listed Sculptors Name: Not listed

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