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 Calvery

Calvery (Latin calvaria "skull" translated from the Aramic Golgotha) 

    A hill outside of Jerusalem where the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place. It has been identified as a place of execution where malefactors were flung from cliffs or stoned to death. It owes its name to the perception that it resembles a human skull or to the traditional belief that the skull of Adam was found there. 

    In Roman Catholic countries  a calvery is a representation of the passion and crucifixion of Christ. Representations of Christ's suffering on his way to be executed, known as Stations of the Cross , line the way to Calvery. The Via Dolorosa (Latin for "Way of Sorrow") is the name given to the approach to Calvery.("Calvery," Microsoft, Encarta 96 Encyclopedia)

    Lithuanians claim that the name Kalvarija comes from two words: " Kaltas  Varyti " ( " criminal round-up " ) 
    Kalvarija was the place of banishment for criminals and the mentally insane. 
    The Jewish Community of Kalvarija  Bert Kagan  (translated from Yiddish in Avotaynu Vol IV # 1

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