Basilique de l'Ecce homo

The Basilica of the Ecce Homo is identified by the prominent Roman arch that spans the Via Dolorosa, anchoring the church to the city’s ancient history. Built in the mid-nineteenth century by the Congregation of Notre Dame de Sion, the basilica marks the traditional site where the Roman governor Pontius Pilate presented a bound and thorn-crowned Jesus to the crowd. Pilate’s words, "Ecce Homo," or "Behold the man," spoken according to the Gospel of John, give the site its name.