Holy Sepulcher Görlitz

From St. Peter's Church in Göitz, the Way of the Cross leads in six stations through the Nikolai suburb to the Garden of the Holy Sepulchre. Like its Jerusalem model, the Way of the Cross takes almost 1000 steps. The Stations of the Cross procession in Görlitz, which is traditionally celebrated by the faithful on Good Friday with devotions and a resurrection ceremony, is one of the largest in central Germany. Its destination, the Holy Sepulchre, is considered to be the best-preserved faithful replica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The entire complex, consisting of the double chapel of the Holy Cross, the anointing house and the burial chapel, can be visited all year round as a place of remembrance of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, either individually or as part of a guided tour. What distinguishes the Görlitz Holy Sepulchre complex from others is its integration into the landscape, to which the Jerusalem features have been symbolically assigned. The hillside to the north of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre represents the Mount of Olives with the Garden of Gethsemane, the place of prayer and the meadow of disciples. The Lunitz stream, which flows through the valley between the Ölberg and the Holy Sepulchre, symbolizes the valley of the Kidron stream. Regardless of the opening times of the tomb complex, the Ölberggarten can be visited separately all year round - for example via the Luther Trail.