Stations sculptures

The First Station - the Last Supper by Emvin/Marco Cremona

Every church displays the stations of the cross, usually 7 on one side and 7 on the other side. I share with you today just two such sculptures found in Maltese churches. One of them is in my hometown church of St Julian’s, made of fiber-glass although it looks like bronze. They were designed by Emvin Cremona and finished and installed by his son Marco. They were done in the 1970s and encircle the entire church which in a semi-circle shape. Following the changes to the 14 stations by Pope St Paul VI in 1969, two of the falls of Jesus were dropped and instead, the Last Supper and the Resurrection were included as the first and last station.

The Resurrected image of Jesus, by Marco Cremona at St Julian's church.

Behind the main altar, Marco created a beautiful Resurrected image of Christ emanating from the cross behind him. The third photo is from the church dedicated to St Anne in Marsascala, the stations made of local limestone, typical of Maltese buildings and very commonly used in construction here in Malta.

Jesus dies on the cross at Marsascala parish church