Calvaria can refer to any of the following:
* the Latin name of
Calvary
Calvary ( la, Calvariae or ) or Golgotha ( grc-gre, Γολγοθᾶ, ''Golgothâ'') was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was said to have been crucified according to the canonical Gospels. Since at least the early me ...
, the site of Jesus's crucifixion
*
Kalwaria (disambiguation) or
Kalvarija (disambiguation), places named after Calvary
*
calvaria (skull)
The calvaria is the top part of the skull. It is the upper part of the neurocranium and covers the cranial cavity containing the brain. It forms the main component of the skull roof.
The calvaria is made up of the superior portions of the fron ...
, a portion of the skull forming the roof of the cranial cavity
* ''Calvaria'', a former scientific generic name of some tropical trees including the
tambalacoque
''Sideroxylon grandiflorum'', known as tambalacoque or dodo tree, is a long-lived mesocaul tree in the sapote family Sapotaceae, superfiially resembling the unrelated Plumeria, but the Dodo Tree's flowers and fruit are cauliflorous. endemic to ...
tree (''Sideroxylon grandiflorum'')
* various types of skullcaps, such as the
kippah
A , , or , plural ), also called ''yarmulke'' (, ; yi, יאַרמלקע, link=no, , german: Jarmulke, pl, Jarmułka or ''koppel'' ( yi, קאפל ) is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, traditionally worn by Jewish males to fulfill the ...
,
topi
''Damaliscus lunatus jimela'' is a subspecies of topi, and is usually just called a topi. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.
Names
The word ''tope'' or ...
, or
zucchetto
The zucchetto (, also ,["zucchetto"](_blank)
(US) and , .
See also
*
Calvary (disambiguation)
Calvary is the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
Calvary may also refer to:
Religion
* Calvary (sanctuary), a type of monumental stations of the cross built on the slopes of a hill
* Calvary (monument), a type of monumental public Ch ...
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