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The Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

The Catholic half of the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross, featuring a life-sized statue of St. Helen (Constantine's mother) with the cross. According to an early legend, Helen discovered the True Cross on which Christ was crucified while the church was being excavated and built around 330 AD. Photo © www.HolyLandPhotos.org.

 


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