Via Dolorosa (Latin for "Way of Grief" or "Way of Suffering") is a street in the Old City of Jerusalem. Traditionally, it is held to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. It is marked by nine of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. The last five stations are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.It is a focus of pilgrimage.Traditional routeThe traditional route starts just inside the Lions' Gate(St. Stephen's Gate), at the Umariya Elementary School, near the loca