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Stations of the Cross by Eric Gill at St Alban's Church

Fifth Station

Station 5: Simon of Cyrene (a Greek colony in North Africa) helps Jesus. According to Matthew, Mark and Luke Simon carried Jesus’ cross from the beginning (he is not mentioned by John). Here Simon is not African in feature as he is often shown.


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