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5 dni temu · The mother of Constantine the Great, St. Helena, is believed to have restored many sites in the Holy Land, where she discovered the cross on which Christ died and other relics from his Passion, some of which she brought back with her to Rome.
18 sie 2018 · The Holy Stairs that Jesus climbed to reopen in a year. Outside of these relics associated with the passion of Jesus, Helena is also credited with bringing back relics of the “ holy crib ” and...
5 dni temu · Saint Helena. Feast Day: August 18 – CNA. Not much is known about Saint Helena but it is probable that she was born in the middle of the third century in Asia Minor. She worked as a stable maid as a young woman, according to Saint Anselm.
13 wrz 2024 · On Sept. 14, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, honoring the Cross on which Jesus was crucified, is observed. The feast commemorates St. Helena's discovery of the True Cross in Jerusalem in 326, its initial exaltation for public veneration in 335, and its recovery from the Persians in 628.
3 maj 2020 · The Bardi di Vernio chapel, located in the left transept, is dedicated to Pope St Sylvester I, and was decorated with stories of his life around the year 1335 by Maso di Banco; very little is known about him, but he is generally regarded as one of the most talented of Giotto’s followers.
13 wrz 2021 · St. Helena had a church built on the original site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection, known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Her son Constantine dedicated this church on September 13-14 in the year 335 A.D. Even today, the Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem—the “Via Dolorosa”—end at this very spot. The Feast Day
In 1248, King Louis set out with his army of crusaders to recapture Jerusalem from the Khwarazmian Turks in the Seventh Crusade. His aim was Egypt, the center of Muslim power. Successful in taking the city of Damietta, his army was decimated as it tried to advance, and the king was captured and imprisoned.
