Calvary
- Ancient name
- Golgotha
- Modern name
- Mount of Calvary
- Modern country
- Israel
- Coordinates
- 31.78, 35.23
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364139
According to the four canonical Christian Gospels, the place of Jesus' crucifixion was a site just outside the city walls of Jerusalem called Golgotha or the hill of Calvary. Its exact location is traditionally associated with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M123
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Calvary.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/calvary/.