The Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross seen on the walls of the Cathedral are from the studio of Franz Mayer and Co. They were erected in October 1890 and replaced the plain wooden crosses. The fourteen Stations commemorate the journey of Christ to Calvary, His Death and Burial. The figures were carved in wood and then plaster moulds were made of the figures for each Station. The plaster casts were then appropriately painted. Each Station, framed in a Gothic arch, supported on columns and surmounted by a wooden cross, and positioned between the stained windows, adds a further beauty to the ornamentation of the Cathedral. The Stations cost one hundred and thirty pounds.

Several of the Stations of the Cross are given in detail as these pictures below.

1. Jesus is condemned to death				2. Jesus is laden with his cross
3. Jesus falls the first time				4. Jesus meets his mother
5. Jesus is aided by Simon				6. St Veronica wipes our Lord's face
7. Jesus falls a second time				8. Jesus consoles the women
9. Jesus falls a third time				10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross				12. Jesus dies upon the cross
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross				14. Jesus is laid in the sepulchre