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Stations of the Cross

Sta·tions of the Cross


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. series of 14 images: a series of 14 images around the inside of a Roman Catholic church, each representing a stage in Jesus Christ's road to Calvary

2. series of 14 prayers: a Roman Catholic devotion in which a prayer is said before each of the Stations of the Cross

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