Calvary
site outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified according to the Gospels
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Summary
Calvary is a hill[1]. Calvary ranks in the top 0.4% of hill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,769 views/month, #3 of 743).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Judaea[3]
- Country: Israel[4]
- Part of: via Dolorosa[5]
- Commons category: Golgotha[6]
- Significant event: crucifixion of Jesus[7]
- Depicted by: stations of the Cross[8], calvary[9]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[18], Subterranea Britannica[19], Subterranea[20]
- Different from: cavalry[21], calvary[22]
- Mountain range: Jerusalem hills[23]
- P14483: c/calvario[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Calvary include Calvary Cemetery[25], a cemetery[26], in United States[27], founded in 1848[28] and calvary[29].
Why It Matters
Calvary has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Calvary is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Calvary include Calvary Cemetery[25], a cemetery[26], in United States[27], founded in 1848[28] and calvary[29].