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'''Golgotha''' (Greek: ''Κρανιου-τοπος Κρανίου τόπος (Kraniou Topos)''; Latin: ''Calvariae Locus''; [[Aramaic]]: ''Gûlgaltâ''; [[Church Slavonic]]: ''паннихида, pannikhída'' - all denoting "place of the skull") is the place where [[Christ]] was crucified just outside the walls of old Jerusalem. '''Golgotha''' is also the name given to the representation of the crucified Jesus in the form of an [[icon]].

The possible source of the word Golgotha has been attributed variously. The name "Golgotha" could have been adopted since, historically, this place may have originally been a place of public executions where the skulls of the executed could be seen or, perhaps the name may have been derived from a neighboring cemetery, or it may have been connected with the shape of the ground, a hill which may have resembled a skull. According to tradition, Golgotha was the burial place of Adam's skull <ref>Rev. Dr. Nicon D. Patrinacos (M.A., D.Phil. (Oxon)). ''A Dictionary of Greek Orthodoxy - Λεξικον Ελληνικης ΟρθοδοξιαςΛεξικόν Ἑλληνικῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας''. Light & Life Publishing, Minnesota, 1984. pp.181</ref> and a shrine exists at this site. The location was identified in 326 AD by Empress [[Helen]], the mother of [[Constantine the Great]]. It was on the northwest side of the ancient city.<ref>[http://www.gospel-mysteries.net/golgotha.html Golgotha]</ref>