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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Léonce, post: 203563, member: 3798&quot;]The Way of the Cross, in the actual form where Catholics are used to know, are of comparatively recent and dating back about to the 19th century. However, the history goes back well before, to the days when pilgrims were able to go to Jerusalem and walk in the footsteps of Jesus in the fourth century. Devotion to The Way of the Cross emphases close after 1342 when the Franciscans became the custodiant of the holy sites in the Holy Land. The number of stations varied widely. Some manuals of devotion have listed as many as 37.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depictions of the events described in the Stations did not start becoming common in churches until Pope Innocent XI permitted the Franciscans around 1686 to erect such displays in their churches. Pope Benedict XIII extended that privilege to all the faithful in 1726. Five years later, Pope Clement XII allowed all churches to have stations and fixed the number at 14. Benedict XIV specifically urged every church around 1742 to enrich its sanctuary with more stations. In recent years, many churches have included the Resurrection as a 15th station. St. Alphonsus Ligouri, in 1787, wrote a version of the Stations that most Catholics recognize because it was used in most churches throughout the 20th centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>The long devotion process of the Way of the Cross circle two elements that should be arised. One is the fluctuation of the representation of the first station and the variety of the other stations. With regard to the earliest Stations of the Cross, historians record at least two interesting episodes chosen as the first station.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Washing of the Feet. This first station is set in the event of the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist, is found in some Stations of the Cross of the second half of the 17th century, which were very popular.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Agony in Gethsemane. The Garden of Olives, where in the last loving obedience to his Father, Jesus chooses to drink the chalice of his Passion to the last drop. It was the initial Station of a brief 17th century set of the Stations of the Cross, which were consisting of seven. Noteworthy for its biblical rigour.</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to provide an analysis of the Last Supper woodcarving which seems to represente a mixed version of the said episodes before, more specifically aligned with the biblical accounts; there is only a chalice on the middle of the table with nothing else on the table. I mean, no bread as it must be there if this is the Last Supper scene.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for your time and response.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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