Jesus falls three times in the Stations of the Cross.
The traditional Catholic devotion of the Stations of the Cross typically includes 14 stations.
It is the altar. Atrium?
The Way of the Cross.
The Stations of the Cross are usually a series of pictures or statues. They can use any artisitic medium.
The Stations of the Cross are primarily prayed on Fridays during Lent.
The Stations of the Cross depict Our Blessed Lord carrying the cross up to His death and burial. Lent is the preparation for Christ to carry His cross, die on it, and be buried.
Usually a "living Stations of the Cross" mean that you have live people posed acting out or portraying each Station.
at the front of the church normally in front of an cross
Roman Catholic AnswerA crucifix (not a cross, a cross with a corpus on it) is required by the rubrics (the rules for saying Mass) for the celebration of Mass. It may be on or near the altar. Normally it faces the celebrant (the priest celebrating the Mass).
I don't think that many (if any) Protestant churches have the stations of the cross - I know Presbyterians and Baptists do not.
The (Christian) Altar is where the Holy Communion takes place. It is a kind of high table usually located at the front of churches with a cross on it. The word Alter reminds Christians of the sacrifice and death of Jesus on the cross.