Why was it called Golgotha?

Golgotha, (Aramaic: “Skull”) also called Calvary, (from Latin calva: “bald head” or “skull”), skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, the site of Jesus' Crucifixion. It is referred to in all four Gospels (Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, and John 19:17).



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Its exact location is uncertain, but most scholars prefer either the spot now covered by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or a hillock called Gordon's Calvary just north of the Damascus Gate.

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Calvary (golgotha) The Greek Orthodox chapel's altar is over the rock of Calvary, also the 12th Station of the Cross. You can touch the rock through a special hole in the floor beneath the altar. Be ready to wait in a line as this is one of the main reasons people visit the church.

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While the Gospels merely identify Golgotha as a place, Christian tradition has described the location as a hill or mountain since at least the 6th century. It has thus often been referenced as Mount Calvary in English hymns and literature.

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The Gospel of John says there was a garden at Golgotha, and a tomb which had never been used. Since the tomb was nearby, John says, that's where Jesus's body was placed. The Gospel writers say the tomb was owned by a prominent rich man, Joseph of Arimathea.

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Golgotha - Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine | Library of Congress.

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