The skull (το κρανιον). Probably because it looked like a skull. See on Mt 27:33; Mr 15:22.

There they crucified hi…

The place, which is called Calvary.—On the place and name, see Note on Matthew 27:33. As a matter of translation, it woul…

Led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, o…

St. Athanasius of Alexandria: When mankind became corrupted, Christ manifested His own body so that where corruption had been …

The presence of two criminals with Jesus emphasizes the humiliation of his execution and perhaps also his identification with sinners in his death …

And when they were come to the place which was called
Calvary
Or Cranion, which signi…

As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, He prayed for those who crucified Him. The great thing He died to purchase and procure for us is the f…