We just learned about the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Helena said she found the true cross.
The True Cross is said to be the actual wooden cross that Jesus was crucified on.
In her travels, Saint Helen went to Jerusalem and looked for it.
She had buildings torn down and had people dig around to try and find the cross, and they found three different crosses that they thought might be the right one.
The legends of Saint Helen say that she had a woman who was very sick come to see the crosses.
She touched the first two crosses and nothing happened, and then she touched the third one and was healed.
Today there are many churches that say they have a piece of the True Cross.
(from: wikipedia - helena (empress))
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