▁very ▁common ▁subject ▁in ▁art , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁four teen ▁St ations ▁of ▁the ▁Cross , ▁sets ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁found ▁in ▁almost ▁all ▁Catholic ▁churches . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁subject ▁occurs ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁context s , ▁including ▁single ▁works ▁and ▁cycles ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Christ ▁or ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁names ▁include ▁the ▁Process ion ▁to ▁Cal v ary , ▁Road ▁to ▁Cal v ary ▁and ▁Way ▁to ▁Cal v ary , ▁Cal v ary ▁or ▁Gol g oth a ▁being ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁outside ▁Jerusalem . ▁The ▁actual ▁route ▁taken ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁tradition ▁as ▁the ▁Via ▁Dol or osa ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁although ▁the ▁specific ▁path ▁of ▁this ▁route ▁has ▁varied ▁over ▁the ▁centuries ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁debate . ▁ ▁Bib lic al ▁references ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁is ▁mentioned , ▁without ▁much ▁detail , ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁canonical ▁G osp els : ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Only ▁John ▁specifically ▁says ▁Jesus ▁carried ▁his ▁cross , ▁and ▁all ▁but ▁John ▁include ▁Simon ▁of ▁Cy rene , ▁who ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁crowd ▁to ▁carry ▁or ▁help ▁carry ▁the ▁cross . ▁Modern ▁sch ol ars , ▁following ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁crim inals ▁carrying ▁cross bars ▁by ▁Pla ut us ▁and ▁Pl ut arch , ▁often ▁take ▁the ▁G ospel ▁description ▁as ▁meaning ▁Jesus , ▁then ▁Simon , ▁carried ▁only ▁a ▁heavy ▁pat ib ul um