▁have ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁passion . ▁ ▁In ▁Spain ▁During ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁week ▁many ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁Spain ▁have ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁Pass ion ▁po ems ▁and ▁pro se ▁text ▁circul ated ▁in ▁the ▁fif teenth - century ▁Cast ile , ▁among ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁transl ations ▁of ▁earlier ▁Latin ▁Pass ion ▁texts ▁and ▁V ita e ▁Christ i , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁Mon ot ess aron ▁or ▁Pas ión ▁de ▁l ' et erno ▁principe ▁Jes uc rist o ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁pseudo - G erson . ▁It ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁written ▁by ▁Thomas ▁à ▁K em pis , ▁whose ▁Im itation ▁of ▁Christ ▁mentions ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁a ▁few ▁times , ▁uniqu ely ▁when ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁E uchar ist . ▁ ▁Film ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films ▁telling ▁the ▁passion ▁story , ▁with ▁a ▁prominent ▁example ▁being ▁Mel ▁Gib son ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁the ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Other ▁trad itions ▁ ▁The ▁sons ▁of ▁Simon ▁of ▁Cy rene ▁are ▁named ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁early ▁Christian ▁figures ▁known ▁to ▁Mark ' s ▁intended ▁audience ▁( B rown ▁et ▁al . ▁ 6 2 8 ). ▁Paul ▁also ▁lists ▁a ▁R uf us ▁in ▁Rom ans ▁ 1 6 : 1 3 . ▁Most ▁gar ments ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁w oven ▁stri ps ▁of ▁material ▁that ▁were ▁about ▁eight ▁inches ▁wide ▁and