The true cross phenomenon begins with Emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He sent his mother Saint Helena (c. 246-330 CE) to find Jesus objects in the Holy Land.

The true cross phenomenon begins with Emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He sent his mother Saint Helena (c. 246-330 CE) to find Jesus objects in the Holy Land.

In July of 2013, the oldest of Jesus relics stories rose again when Turkish archaeologists discovered a stone chest in a 1,350-year-old church that appeared to contain a piece of Jesus’ cross.

The fragment of the true cross of Christ stolen from St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco. (photo: Courtesy of St. Dominic's Parish/CNA. ADELAIDE MENA/CNA/EWTN NEWS News August 24, 2016 ...

For years, experts at The Hague’s Museum Bredius dismissed an oil painting for a true piece by Rembrandt, thinking that it was merely produced by a follower of the Dutch master.. First reported ...

In addition to the relic inside, the cross itself is an important piece of early Christian art. Measuring 40 centimeters by 15.75 inches by 11.81 inches it's a rare example of an imperial gift and ...

San Francisco, Calif., Aug 23, 2016 / 14:41 pm. A fragment from what is believed to be the True Cross of Christ, stolen from its home beneath a picture.

In the marvelousperhaps even miraculousnew movie The Mill and the Cross, filmmaker Lech Majewski contemplates the making of this painting, and the stories of the people in it.Majewski’s film ...

The True Cross fragment duly resulted in miracles. It became such a venerated object that, at the end of the following century, the San Giovanni brotherhood commissioned nine prominent Venetian ...

A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles III’s coronation procession in London next month.

The true cross phenomenon begins with Emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He sent his mother Saint Helena (c. 246-330 CE) to find Jesus objects in the Holy Land.